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Ideas for 'Protagoras', '18: Book of Job' and 'The Emotions'

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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / d. Teaching virtue

189	If we punish wrong-doers, it shows that we believe virtue can be taught [Plato]

188	Socrates did not believe that virtue could be taught [Plato]

204	Socrates is contradicting himself in claiming virtue can't be taught, but that it is knowledge [Plato]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character

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Character traits are both possession of and lack of dispositions [Goldie]

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We over-estimate the role of character traits when explaining behaviour [Goldie]

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Psychologists suggest we are muddled about traits, and maybe they should be abandoned [Goldie]