Full Idea
There is no good case for assessing the goodness of human action by reference only to good that each person brings to himself.
Gist of Idea
Good actions can never be justified by the good they brings to their agent
Source
Philippa Foot (Natural Goodness [2001], 1)
Book Reference
Foot,Philippa: 'Natural Goodness' [OUP 2003], p.16
A Reaction
She observes that even non-human animals often act for non-selfish reasons. The significance of this is its rejection of her much earlier view that virtues are justified by the good they bring their possessor.