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'Protagoras', 'Virtue Ethics: an Introduction' and 'Aesthetic as Science of Expression'
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / d. Ethical theory
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Kant and Mill both try to explain right and wrong, without a divine lawgiver [Taylor,R]
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Morality based on 'forbid', 'permit' and 'require' implies someone who does these things [Taylor,R]
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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / j. Evil
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No one willingly and knowingly embraces evil [Plato]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / h. Good as benefit
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Some things are good even though they are not beneficial to men [Plato]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / a. Nature of happiness
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Pleasure can have a location, and be momentary, and come and go - but happiness can't [Taylor,R]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / b. Eudaimonia
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'Eudaimonia' means 'having a good demon', implying supreme good fortune [Taylor,R]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / c. Value of pleasure
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People tend only to disapprove of pleasure if it leads to pain, or prevents future pleasure [Plato]
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Some pleasures are not good, and some pains are not evil [Plato]
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