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'Protagoras', 'Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind' and 'Persons, Character and Morality'
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / d. Teaching virtue
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Socrates is contradicting himself in claiming virtue can't be taught, but that it is knowledge [Plato]
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If we punish wrong-doers, it shows that we believe virtue can be taught [Plato]
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Socrates did not believe that virtue could be taught [Plato]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character
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It is important that a person can change their character, and not just be successive 'selves' [Williams,B]
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Kantians have an poor account of individuals, and insist on impartiality, because they ignore character [Williams,B]
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23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 1. Utilitarianism
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For utilitarians states of affairs are what have value, not matter who produced them [Williams,B]
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