Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Human Flourishing, Ethics and Liberty', 'Springs of Action' and 'The Artworld'

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4 ideas

20. Action / A. Definition of Action / 1. Action Theory
Philosophy of action studies the roles of psychological states in causing behaviour [Mele]
21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 6. Art as Institution
An ordinary object can be a work of art, but only if some theory of art supports it [Danto]
22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / d. Good as virtue
Basing ethics on flourishing makes it consequentialist, as actions are judged by contributing to it [Harman]
22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / b. Eudaimonia
What counts as 'flourishing' must be relative to various sets of values [Harman]