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Ideas for '67: Platonic Questions', 'On the Concept of Character' and 'What is the Basis of Moral Obligation?'

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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / c. Particularism

9256	I see the need to pay a debt in a particular instance, and any instance will do [Prichard]

9257	The complexities of life make it almost impossible to assess morality from a universal viewpoint [Prichard]

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

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We see our character as a restricting limit, but also as an unshakable support [Weil]

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The concept of character is at the centre of morality [Weil]

23893

We don't see character in a single moment, but only over a period of time [Weil]

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We modify our character by placing ourselves in situations, or by attending to what seems trivial [Weil]

23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 2. Duty

9255	Seeing the goodness of an effect creates the duty to produce it, not the desire [Prichard]