cousin_it comments on Virtue Ethics for Consequentialists - Less Wrong

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Comment author: cousin_it 09 June 2010 03:49:41PM *  0 points [-]

Parent, grandparent and great-grandparent to my comment were all about "virtues" in virtue ethics.

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 09 June 2010 07:47:45PM 0 points [-]

I see. So you agree that ability to steal without getting caught is a virtue according to the definition thomblake cited, and see this as a reducio of thomblake's definition, showing that it doesn't capture the notion as it's used in virtue ethics.

My comment was oblivious to your intention, and discussed how much "ability to steal without getting caught" corresponds to thomblake's definition, without relating that to how well either of these concepts fits "virtues" of virtue ethics.

Comment author: cousin_it 09 June 2010 07:48:43PM 0 points [-]

Yes, all correct.

Comment author: thomblake 09 June 2010 08:03:59PM 0 points [-]

How do you think that works as a reductio? What is it about your example of a putative virtue that makes it fit my definition, but not the 'virtues' of virtue ethics? (is it simply the 'stronger' notions of virtue I offered in the same comment?)