Virtue is a Great Moral Good

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According to Aristotelian virtue ethicists, virtue is a great moral good that contributes to, but cannot be reduced to, an agent's welfare. In addition, they hold that the value of virtue is different from, and in some sense greater than, the agent-neutral intrinsic goodness that consequentialists attribute to states of affair. According to Thomas Hurka (1998, 2003, 2011), these fundamental Aristotelian views are indefensible. In this paper, I rebuff Hurka's skepticism and identify an Aristotelian view that stands fast in the face of his criticisms.

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Bradford Cokelet
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Two kinds of respect.Stephen Darwall - 1977 - Ethics 88 (1):36-49.
How Great A Good Is Virtue?Thomas Hurka - 1998 - Journal of Philosophy 95 (4):181-203.
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