Philippa Foot's Views on Virtue Ethic

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  • Foot's Virtue Ethic
    • Virtues
      • Purpose of becoming virtuous reaching Eudaimonia
      • Lies between two vices or extremes: deficiency and excess as a mean
      • Cardinal moral  Virtues: Courage, Justice  Wisdom and Temperance
      • excellence of the will that benefits people
    • Intentions and Desires
      • Actions are virtuous if they are intended for a good end and the agent desires to act virtuously
      • Robbing a bank isn't courageous, the intention is bad though it takes courage to rob a bank
      • e.g of Adultery
    • Virtues as a Corrective
      • Virtues are special
        • Corrects natural tendency for non virtuous actions in accord with temptations
        • Honesty wouldn't be valuable if everyone was honest
          • Implies natural tendency  is to be dishonest
      • Corrects natural tendency for non virtuous actions in accord with temptations
      • Honesty wouldn't be valuable if everyone was honest
        • Implies natural tendency  is to be dishonest
      • Justice corrects our selfishness
      • Analogy of plank of wood
    • Degree of Virtue
      • People have different degree of Virtue
      • The degree of a virtue relates to the difficulty the agent faces in being virtuous
      • Poor man giving to charity has higher degree of justice then rich man giving to charity

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