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'The Value of Science', 'Critique of Practical Reason' and 'The Laws'
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / a. Nature of virtue
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The highest worth for human beings lies in dispositions, not just actions [Kant]
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Virtue is the supreme state of our pursuit of happiness, and so is supreme good [Kant]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / c. Motivation for virtue
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Virtue is a concord of reason and emotion, with pleasure and pain trained to correct ends [Plato]
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A serious desire for moral excellence is very rare indeed [Plato]
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Every crime is the result of excessive self-love [Plato]
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The only worthwhile life is one devoted to physical and moral perfection [Plato]
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Moral law is holy, and the best we can do is achieve virtue through respect for the law [Kant]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / d. Teaching virtue
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Virtue is the aim of all laws [Plato]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / j. Unity of virtue
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The Guardians must aim to discover the common element in the four cardinal virtues [Plato]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / b. Temperance
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254
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Excessive laughter and tears must be avoided [Plato]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / c. Justice
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Injustice is the mastery of the soul by bad feelings, even if they do not lead to harm [Plato]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 4. External Goods / c. Wealth
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242
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The best people are produced where there is no excess of wealth or poverty [Plato]
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256
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Virtue and great wealth are incompatible [Plato]
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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 3. Universalisability
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No one would lend money unless a universal law made it secure, even after death [Kant]
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Universality determines the will, and hence extends self-love into altruism [Kant]
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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 5. Persons as Ends
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Everyone (even God) must treat rational beings as ends in themselves, and not just as means [Kant]
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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 6. Motivation for Duty
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A holy will is incapable of any maxims which conflict with the moral law [Kant]
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Reason cannot solve the problem of why a law should motivate the will [Kant]
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