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Full Idea
By far the easiest way of seeming upright is to be upright.
Gist of Idea
By far the easiest way of seeming upright is to be upright
Source
Richard M. Hare (Moral Thinking: Its Levels,Method and Point [1981], Ch.11)
Book Ref
Hursthouse,Rosalind: 'On Virtue Ethics' [OUP 2001], p.178
A Reaction
Yes. This is the route which takes us from enlightened self-interest to a vision of true morality. Virtue is found to be its own reward, thought that is not how we became virtuous to begin with.