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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / a. Nature of virtue
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All virtue is good, but not always praised (as in not lusting after someone ugly) [Chrysippus]
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Good intentions are not necessary for virtue [Driver]
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Virtue should be defined by consequences, not by states of mind [Driver]
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Virtues are character traits or dispositions which produce good consequences for others [Driver]
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Control of pregnancy and knowledge of paternity have downgraded chastity [Driver]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / b. Basis of virtue
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Chrysippus says virtue can be lost (though Cleanthes says it is too secure for that) [Chrysippus, by Diog. Laertius]
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Chrysippus says nothing is blameworthy, as everything conforms with the best nature [Chrysippus, by Plutarch]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / b. Living naturally
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Nature doesn't give us virtue; we must unremittingly pursue it, as a training and an art [Seneca]
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Living contrary to nature is like rowing against the stream [Seneca]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character
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Character is ruined by not looking back over our pasts, since the future rests on the past [Seneca]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues
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If generosity systematically turned recipients into parasites, it wouldn't be a virtue [Driver]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / b. Temperance
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It's no good winning lots of fights, if you are then conquered by your own temper [Seneca]
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Excessive curiosity is a form of intemperance [Seneca]
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