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'67: Platonic Questions', 'After Virtue: a Study in Moral Theory' and 'A Philosophy of Boredom'
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / a. Nature of virtue
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Maybe we can only understand rules if we first understand the virtues [MacIntyre]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / d. Virtue theory critique
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Virtue is secondary to a role-figure, defined within a culture [MacIntyre, by Statman]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character
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Characters are the masks worn by moral philosophies [MacIntyre]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / h. Right feelings
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If morality just is emotion, there are no external criteria for judging emotions [MacIntyre]
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23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 1. Utilitarianism
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Since Moore thinks the right action produces the most good, he is a utilitarian [MacIntyre]
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23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 4. Boredom
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We can be unaware that we are bored [Svendsen]
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Boredom is so radical that suicide could not overcome it; only never having existed would do it [Svendsen]
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We are bored because everything comes to us fully encoded, and we want personal meaning [Svendsen]
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The profoundest boredom is boredom with boredom [Svendsen]
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