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'The Discourses', 'Les quaestiones de anima (lectures on the soul)' and 'Modern Moral Philosophy'
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / c. Particularism
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All human ills result from failure to apply preconceptions to particular cases [Epictetus]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / a. Natural virtue
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We have a natural sense of honour [Epictetus]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / c. Motivation for virtue
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If someone harms themselves in harming me, then I harm myself by returning the harm [Epictetus]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character
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In the Discourses choice [prohairesis] defines our character and behaviour [Epictetus, by Frede,M]
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It would be better to point to failings of character, than to moral wrongness of actions [Anscombe]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 4. External Goods / b. Health
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Health is only a good when it is used well [Epictetus]
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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 1. Deontology
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'Ought' and 'right' are survivals from earlier ethics, and should be jettisoned [Anscombe]
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Between Aristotle and us, a Judaeo-Christian legal conception of ethics was developed [Anscombe]
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