Single Idea 23432

[catalogued under 22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / k. Ethics from nature]

Full Idea

There are concepts which apply only to living things, considered in their own right, which would include function, welfare, flourishing, interests and the good of something.

Gist of Idea

Concepts such as function, welfare, flourishing and interests only apply to living things

Source

Philippa Foot (Interview with Philippa Foot [2003], p.33)

Book Reference

-: 'Philosophy Now' [-], p.33


A Reaction

This is a very Aristotelian view, with which I entirely agree. The central concept is function.