Single Idea 4349

[catalogued under 23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / c. Motivation for virtue]

Full Idea

Virtue must surely be compatible with a fair amount of inarticulacy about one's reasons for action.

Gist of Idea

Virtuous people may not be fully clear about their reasons for action

Source

Rosalind Hursthouse (On Virtue Ethics [1999], Ch.6)

Book Reference

Hursthouse,Rosalind: 'On Virtue Ethics' [OUP 2001], p.127


A Reaction

Virtuous people may be unclear, but we are entitled to hope for clarification from moral philosophers. The least we can hope for is some distinction between virtue and vice.