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10.1007/bf01825315

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Hurkas Theory of Virtue

Authors: Stephen Kershnar
Publish Date: 2006/08/16
Volume: 34, Issue: 2, Pages: 159-168
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Thomas Hurka has put forth a powerful account of virtue The account rests on a specification of intrinsically good mental states and then explains what unifies them On his account virtue and desert also share the same structure His theory of virtue has some difficulties that threaten the structure that unifies it First Hurkas account cannot provide a principled account of virtue and vice when they are constituted by attitudes toward things are not intrinsically good eg nonexistent state of affairs Second Hurkas account does not have room for an important factor in determining the degree to which an attitude is virtuous or vicious agentrelative goods Hurka is thus faced with a abandoning the basic structure that makes his theory attractive or adopting counterintuitive positions


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