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1. Virtue Ethics, Eudaimonism, and the Greeks
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface ix
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PART ONE: No Morality: “Modern Moral Philosophy” (1958)
- 1. Virtue Ethics, Eudaimonism, and the Greeks 3
- 2. The Invention of “ Morality” and the Possibility of Consequentialism 24
- 3. The Misguided Project of Vindicating Morality 31
- 4. The Futility of Seeking the Extension of a Word with No Intension 52
- 5. What’s Really Wrong with the Vocabulary of Morality? 67
- 6. Assessing “Modern Moral Philosophy” 84
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PART TWO: No Self: “The First Person” (1975)
- 7. The Circularity Problem for Accounts of “I” as a Device of Self-Reference 95
- 8. Is the Fundamental Reference Rule for “I” the Key to Explaining First-Person Self-Reference? 102
- 9. Rumfitt’s Solution to the Circularity Problem 118
- 10. Can We Make Sense of a Nonreferential Account of “I”? 138
- 11. Strategies for Saving “I” as a Singular Term: Domesticating FP and Deflating Reference 151
- Epilogue: The Anti-Cartesian Basis of Anscombe’s Skepticism 177
- APPENDIX A. Aquinas and Natural Law 181
- APPENDIX B. Stoic Ethics: A Law Conception without Commandments? 191
- Notes 199
- References 223
- Acknowledgments 231
- Index 233
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface ix
-
PART ONE: No Morality: “Modern Moral Philosophy” (1958)
- 1. Virtue Ethics, Eudaimonism, and the Greeks 3
- 2. The Invention of “ Morality” and the Possibility of Consequentialism 24
- 3. The Misguided Project of Vindicating Morality 31
- 4. The Futility of Seeking the Extension of a Word with No Intension 52
- 5. What’s Really Wrong with the Vocabulary of Morality? 67
- 6. Assessing “Modern Moral Philosophy” 84
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PART TWO: No Self: “The First Person” (1975)
- 7. The Circularity Problem for Accounts of “I” as a Device of Self-Reference 95
- 8. Is the Fundamental Reference Rule for “I” the Key to Explaining First-Person Self-Reference? 102
- 9. Rumfitt’s Solution to the Circularity Problem 118
- 10. Can We Make Sense of a Nonreferential Account of “I”? 138
- 11. Strategies for Saving “I” as a Singular Term: Domesticating FP and Deflating Reference 151
- Epilogue: The Anti-Cartesian Basis of Anscombe’s Skepticism 177
- APPENDIX A. Aquinas and Natural Law 181
- APPENDIX B. Stoic Ethics: A Law Conception without Commandments? 191
- Notes 199
- References 223
- Acknowledgments 231
- Index 233