Moral Virtue as Knowledge of Human Form.

The article looks into how a morally virtuous individual has knowledge of human form. It discusses the Pollyanna Problem and the concept of moral virtue. It states that knowledge, friendship, and appreciation of experience are fundamental, underived, irreducible basic forms of human good based on Ar...

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Publicado en:Social Theory & Practice Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 407 - 432
Autor principal: Lott, Micah
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Florida State University Jul2012
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Sumario:The article looks into how a morally virtuous individual has knowledge of human form. It discusses the Pollyanna Problem and the concept of moral virtue. It states that knowledge, friendship, and appreciation of experience are fundamental, underived, irreducible basic forms of human good based on Aristotelian naturalism as opposed to the Kantian position where human action is dictated by his nature as a finite rational agent.