@tipsfromkatee @SamoBurja *tries to think of a virtue ethic that isn't defined in terms of habits of action*
*fails*
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Replying to @GKBesterfriend
@KarmaKaiser@SamoBurja it's almost as though virtues were a subgoal of good consequences rather than a foundation of ethics1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @GapOfGods
@tipsfromkatee@SamoBurja Its not that the habits cause the consequences that is interesting for the VE, but the habits forming the person.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @GKBesterfriend
@KarmaKaiser@SamoBurja for virtue ethics to be non-consequentialist, it has to advocate virtues even when they result in less future virtue2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @GapOfGods
@tipsfromkatee@SamoBurja I think it can just say "the reason you do this is primarily for the goods internal to you"1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @GKBesterfriend
@KarmaKaiser@SamoBurja why optimise for the goods internal to you instead of the goods internal to everyone?5 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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Replying to @GKBesterfriend
@KarmaKaiser@SamoBurja by definition for VE to be an alternative to consequentialism virtue must sometimes make the world a worse place2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @GapOfGods
@KarmaKaiser@SamoBurja the whole world, including people's internal states2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @GapOfGods
@tipsfromkatee@SamoBurja Secondly I have to inquire about the "people's internal states" bit. Are we talking the short run long run or both1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@KarmaKaiser @SamoBurja the whole run. we're optimising the history of the universe, although we can time-discount etc.
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