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Full Idea
Principles concern not just types of actions, but one's life as a whole, grasping truths about the nature of justice, and the like; they explain rules, giving the 'why' and not just the 'what'.
Gist of Idea
Principles cover life as a whole, where rules just cover actions
Source
Julia Annas (The Morality of Happiness [1993], 2.4)
Book Ref
Annas,Julia: 'The Morality of Happiness' [OUP 1995], p.104
| 3541 | Ancient ethics uses attractive notions, not imperatives [Annas] |
| 3542 | We should do good when necessary, not maximise it [Annas] |
| 3543 | Cyrenaics pursue pleasure, but don't equate it with happiness [Annas] |
| 3546 | 'Phronesis' should translate as 'practical intelligence', not as prudence [Annas] |
| 3547 | Epicureans achieve pleasure through character development [Annas] |
| 3550 | Principles cover life as a whole, where rules just cover actions [Annas] |
| 3551 | Virtue theory tries to explain our duties in terms of our character [Annas] |
| 3552 | If excessively good actions are admirable but not required, then duty isn't basic [Annas] |