Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Lynch,MP/Glasgow,JM, David Hume and Chrysippus
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / a. Nature of virtue
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Personal Merit is the possession of useful or agreeable mental qualities [Hume]
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All virtue is good, but not always praised (as in not lusting after someone ugly) [Chrysippus]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / b. Basis of virtue
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Chrysippus says virtue can be lost (though Cleanthes says it is too secure for that) [Chrysippus, by Diog. Laertius]
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Chrysippus says nothing is blameworthy, as everything conforms with the best nature [Chrysippus, by Plutarch]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / c. Motivation for virtue
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All virtues benefit either the public, or the individual who possesses them [Hume]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / c. Justice
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Justice only exists to support society [Hume]
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If we all naturally had everything we could ever desire, the virtue of justice would be irrelevant [Hume]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 4. External Goods / d. Friendship
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Friendship without community spirit misses out on the main part of virtue [Hume]
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