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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / a. Nature of virtue
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Excellence is a sort of completion [Aristotle]
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If humans are citizens of the world (not just a state) then virtue is all good human habits [Stoic school, by Mautner]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / b. Basis of virtue
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Is excellence separate from things, or part of them, or both? [Aristotle]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / f. The Mean
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An appropriate action is one that can be defended, perhaps by its consistency. [Stoic school, by Diog. Laertius]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / e. Honour
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Honour is just, courageous, orderly or knowledgeable. It is praiseworthy, or functions well [Stoic school, by Diog. Laertius]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / g. Contemplation
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The Stoics rejected entirely the high value that had been placed on contemplation [Stoic school, by Taylor,C]
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Contemplation is a supreme pleasure and excellence [Aristotle]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 4. External Goods / a. External goods
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Stoics do not despise external goods, but subject them to reason, and not to desire [Taylor,R on Stoic school]
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Crafts like music and letters are virtuous conditions, and they accord with virtue [Stoic school, by Stobaeus]
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