The Dependence of Welfare Upon Virtue

Topoi 32 (2):161-169 (2013)
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In this article, I articulate a modest form of welfare perfectionism, according to which (1) the virtuous person’s welfare is an aspect of her virtuous activity, and (2) the virtuous person will never be in position to choose to attain welfare at the expense of acting virtuously. I then defend these claims against a range of objections

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Christopher H. Toner
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