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Aristotle on Function and Virtue
(Oxford University Press, 2008)According to Plato and Aristotle, a virtue is a quality that makes you good at performing your function. Aristotle thinks that the human function is rational activity. This chapter asks how the moral virtues could contribute ... -
From Duty and for the Sake of the Noble: Kant and Aristotle on Morally Good Action
(Oxford University Press, 2008)Aristotle believes that an agent lacks virtue unless she enjoys the performance of virtuous actions, while Kant claims that the person who does her duty despite contrary inclinations exhibits a moral worth that the person ...