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'Metaphysics', 'Persons, Character and Morality' and '75: Is 'Live Unknown' a Wise Precept?'
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / a. Nature of virtue
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Excellence is a sort of completion [Aristotle]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / b. Basis of virtue
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Is excellence separate from things, or part of them, or both? [Aristotle]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character
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It is important that a person can change their character, and not just be successive 'selves' [Williams,B]
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Kantians have an poor account of individuals, and insist on impartiality, because they ignore character [Williams,B]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / g. Contemplation
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Contemplation is a supreme pleasure and excellence [Aristotle]
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23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 1. Utilitarianism
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For utilitarians states of affairs are what have value, not matter who produced them [Williams,B]
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