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Ideas from 'Précis of 'Ruling Passions'' by Simon Blackburn [2002], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Philosophy and Phenomenological Research' (ed/tr -) [- ,]].

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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / d. Ethical theory
11911 Some philosophers always want more from morality; for others, nature is enough
                        Full Idea: The history of moral theory is largely a history of battles between people who want more (truth, absolutes...) - Plato, Locke, Cudworth, Kant, Nagel - and people content with what we have (nature) - Aristotle, Epicurus, Hobbes, Hume, Stevenson.
                        From: Simon Blackburn (Précis of 'Ruling Passions' [2002], p.133)
                        A reaction: [Thanks to Neil Sinclair for this one] As a devotee of Aristotle, I like this. I'm always impressed, though, by people who go the extra mile in morality, because they are in the grips of purer and loftier ideals than I am. They also turn into monsters!