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Single Idea 23910
[filed under theme 23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / j. Unity of virtue
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Full Idea
All the virtues will follow along with greatness of soul, or it will follow along with all of them
Gist of Idea
Greatness of soul produces all the virtues - and vice versa
Source
Aristotle (Eudemian Ethics [c.333 BCE], 1232a36)
Book Ref
Aristotle: 'Eudemian Ethics', ed/tr. Reeve, C.D.C. [Hackett 2021], p.45
A Reaction
This is obviously similar in some respects to Nietzsche's 'higher' man, though that suggests greater independence, rather than being an ideal citizen.
Related Idea
Idea 18293
The noble man wants new virtues; the good man preserves what is old [Nietzsche]
The
19 ideas
with the same theme
[all virtues are variants of a single thing]:
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4111
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Socrates believed that basically there is only one virtue, the power of right judgement
[Socrates, by Williams,B]
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277
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The Guardians must aim to discover the common element in the four cardinal virtues
[Plato]
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1916
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Even if virtues are many and various, they must have something in common to make them virtues
[Plato]
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1918
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How can you know part of virtue without knowing the whole?
[Plato]
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2155
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True goodness requires mental unity and harmony
[Plato]
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4117
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Nowadays we (unlike Aristotle) seem agreed that someone can have one virtue but lack others
[Williams,B on Aristotle]
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23910
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Greatness of soul produces all the virtues - and vice versa
[Aristotle]
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13561
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Virtue is always moderate, so excess need not be feared
[Seneca]
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5759
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Varied aims cannot be good because they differ, but only become good when they unify
[Boethius]
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17221
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A man ignorant of himself is ignorant of all of the virtues
[Spinoza]
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21418
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There is one principle of virtues; the virtues are distinguished by their objects
[Kant]
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24103
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You should not want too many virtues; one is enough
[Nietzsche]
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22346
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Moral reflection and experience gradually reveals unity in the moral world
[Murdoch]
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22350
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Only trivial virtues can be possessed on their own
[Murdoch]
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22456
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Maybe virtues conflict with each other, if some virtue needs a vice for its achievement
[Foot]
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20213
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We need phronesis to coordinate our virtues
[Zagzebski]
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4354
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Maybe in a deeply poisoned character none of their milder character traits could ever be a virtue
[Hursthouse]
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4356
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We are puzzled by a person who can show an exceptional virtue and also behave very badly
[Hursthouse]
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4364
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Being unusually virtuous in some areas may entail being less virtuous in others
[Hursthouse]
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