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Ideas for Samuel Scheffler, Keith Devlin and Friedrich Nietzsche

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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / a. Nature of virtue
4555 The great error is to think that happiness derives from virtue, which in turn derives from free will [Nietzsche]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / b. Basis of virtue
14818 First morality is force, then custom, then acceptance, then instinct, then a pleasure - and finally 'virtue' [Nietzsche]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / c. Particularism
2935 No two actions are the same [Nietzsche]
24109 Actual morality is more complicated and subtle than theory (which gets paralysed) [Nietzsche]
22475 Moral generalisation is wrong, because we should evaluate individual acts [Nietzsche, by Foot]
20134 Moralities extravagantly address themselves to 'all', by falsely generalising [Nietzsche]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / d. Virtue theory critique
20103 You are mastered by your own virtues, but you must master them, and turn them into tools [Nietzsche]
20198 Many virtues are harmful traps, but that is why other people praise them [Nietzsche]
24132 After Socrates virtue is misunderstood, as good for all, not for individuals [Nietzsche]
22476 Nietzsche thought our psychology means there can't be universal human virtues [Nietzsche, by Foot]
7165 Virtue is wasteful, as it reduces us all to being one another's nurse [Nietzsche]
7193 Virtue for everyone removes its charm of being exceptional and aristocratic [Nietzsche]
20375 Virtues must be highly personal; if not, it is merely respect for a concept [Nietzsche]
2881 Virtue has been greatly harmed by the boringness of its advocates [Nietzsche]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / b. Living naturally
4493 Be natural! But how, if one happens to be "unnatural"? [Nietzsche]
4494 Not "return to nature", for there has never yet been a natural humanity [Nietzsche]
4498 'Love your enemy' is unnatural, for the natural law says 'love your neighbour and hate your enemy' [Nietzsche]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / c. Motivation for virtue
14817 The 'good' man does the moral thing as if by nature, easily and gladly, after a long inheritance [Nietzsche]
4511 We would avoid a person who always needed reasons for remaining decent [Nietzsche]
4512 Virtue is pursued from self-interest and prudence, and reduces people to non-entities [Nietzsche]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character
7191 What does not kill us makes us stronger [Nietzsche]
24126 We contain multitudes of characters, which can brought into the open [Nietzsche]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / f. The Mean
20372 The instinct of the herd, the majority, aims for the mean, in the middle [Nietzsche]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / i. Absolute virtues
24110 Some things we would never do, even for the highest ideals [Nietzsche]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / j. Unity of virtue
24103 You should not want too many virtues; one is enough [Nietzsche]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues
20272 Honesty is a new young virtue, and we can promote it, or not [Nietzsche]
20240 The Jews treated great anger as holy, and were in awe of those who expressed it [Nietzsche]
20244 Christianity replaces rational philosophical virtues with great passions focused on God [Nietzsche]
20274 The cardinal virtues want us to be honest, brave, magnanimous and polite [Nietzsche]
20382 The four virtues are courage, insight, sympathy, solitude [Nietzsche]
7151 Courage, compassion, insight, solitude are the virtues, with courtesy a necessary vice [Nietzsche]
4510 A path to power: to introduce a new virtue under the name of an old one [Nietzsche]
4515 Modesty, industriousness, benevolence and temperance are the virtues of a good slave [Nietzsche]
4516 Many virtues are merely restraints on the most creative qualities of a human being [Nietzsche]
14809 All societies of good men give a priority to gratitude [Nietzsche]
18291 Virtues can destroy one another, through jealousy [Nietzsche]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / c. Justice
14816 Justice (fairness) originates among roughly equal powers (as the Melian dialogues show) [Nietzsche]
4559 When powerless one desires freedom; if power is too weak, one desires equal power ('justice') [Nietzsche]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / d. Courage
15606 Military idea: what does not kill me makes me stronger [Nietzsche]
20257 Cool courage and feverish bravery have one name, but are two very different virtues [Nietzsche]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / e. Honour
4557 The supposed great lovers of honour (Alexander etc) were actually great despisers of honour [Nietzsche]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / f. Compassion
14821 Apart from philosophers, most people rightly have a low estimate of pity [Nietzsche]
4425 The overcoming of pity I count among the noble virtues [Nietzsche]
2879 In ancient Rome pity was considered neither good nor bad [Nietzsche]
18328 Invalids are parasites [Nietzsche]
20112 Pity consoles those who suffer, because they see that they still have the power to hurt [Nietzsche]
4275 You cannot advocate joyful wisdom while rejecting pity, because the two are complementary [Scruton on Nietzsche]
4407 Plato, Spinoza and Kant are very different, but united in their low estimation of pity [Nietzsche]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / h. Respect
20259 Teach youth to respect people who differ with them, not people who agree with them [Nietzsche]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 4. External Goods / c. Wealth
18287 People now find both wealth and poverty too much of a burden [Nietzsche]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 4. External Goods / d. Friendship
14841 Many people are better at having good friends than being a good friend [Nietzsche]
14843 Women can be friends with men, but only some physical antipathy will maintain it [Nietzsche]
18295 If you want friends, you must be a fighter [Nietzsche]