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

9262	The mistake is to think we can prove what can only be seen directly in moral thinking [Prichard]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / d. Virtue theory critique

9260	Virtues won't generate an obligation, so it isn't a basis for morality [Prichard]

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

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There are only duties if there are rights, so truth is only for those with a right to it [Constant]

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Unconditional truth-telling makes a society impossible [Constant]

9259	We feel obligations to overcome our own failings, and these are not relations to other people [Prichard]

23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 1. Utilitarianism

9258	If pain were instrinsically wrong, it would be immoral to inflict it on ourselves [Prichard]