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Right Action as Virtuous Action.
- Source :
- Australasian Journal of Philosophy; Jun2018, Vol. 96 Issue 2, p241-254, 14p
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- I argue in favour of the central claim of virtue-ethical accounts of right action: that right action is virtuous action. First, I disambiguate this claim and argue for a specific interpretation of it. Second, I provide reasons to prefer target-centred over both agent-centred and motive-centred accounts of virtuous action. Third, I argue that an action is right if, only if, and because it is overall virtuous. Finally, I respond to important arguments to the contrary. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ACT (Philosophy)
PHILOSOPHY
VIRTUE
VIRTUES
SOCIAL ethics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00048402
- Volume :
- 96
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Australasian Journal of Philosophy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 128928160
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00048402.2017.1352611