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'On the Question of Absolute Undecidability', 'Virtues of the Mind' and 'The Elements of Law'
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / d. Ethical theory
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Good and evil are what please us; goodness and badness the powers causing them [Hobbes]
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Modern moral theory concerns settling conflicts, rather than human fulfilment [Zagzebski]
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / j. Ethics by convention
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Self-preservation is basic, and people judge differently about that, implying ethical relativism [Hobbes, by Tuck]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / c. Right and good
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Hobbes shifted from talk of 'the good' to talk of 'rights' [Hobbes, by Tuck]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / i. Moral luck
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Moral luck means our praise and blame may exceed our control or awareness [Zagzebski]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / b. Eudaimonia
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Nowadays we doubt the Greek view that the flourishing of individuals and communities are linked [Zagzebski]
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