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'On the Question of Absolute Undecidability', 'The Xunzi' and 'What is the Basis of Moral Obligation?'
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / c. Particularism
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I see the need to pay a debt in a particular instance, and any instance will do [Prichard]
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The complexities of life make it almost impossible to assess morality from a universal viewpoint [Prichard]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / d. Teaching virtue
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Rituals escape natural chaos, and benefit everyone, by reshaping our motivations [Xunzi (Xun Kuang), by Norden]
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Rituals don't arise from human nature; they are the deliberate creations of a sage [Xunzi (Xun Kuang)]
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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 2. Duty
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Seeing the goodness of an effect creates the duty to produce it, not the desire [Prichard]
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