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'fragments/reports', 'On Virtue Ethics' and 'Consistency and realism (with 1972 note)'
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20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 2. Willed Action / d. Weakness of will
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Passions are judgements; greed thinks money is honorable, and likewise drinking and lust [Chrysippus, by Diog. Laertius]
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There may be inverse akrasia, where the agent's action is better than their judgement recommends [Hursthouse]
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20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 2. Acting on Beliefs / a. Acting on beliefs
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Must all actions be caused in part by a desire, or can a belief on its own be sufficient? [Hursthouse]
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20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / b. Intellectualism
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It is a fantasy that only through the study of philosophy can one become virtuous [Hursthouse]
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20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 5. Action Dilemmas / a. Dilemmas
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After a moral dilemma is resolved there is still a 'remainder', requiring (say) regret [Hursthouse]
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Deontologists resolve moral dilemmas by saying the rule conflict is merely apparent [Hursthouse]
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Involuntary actions performed in tragic dilemmas are bad because they mar a good life [Hursthouse]
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You are not a dishonest person if a tragic dilemma forces you to do something dishonest [Hursthouse]
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20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 5. Action Dilemmas / c. Omissions
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The highest degree of morality performs all that is appropriate, omitting nothing [Chrysippus]
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