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Is vice a form of natural defect?Philippa Foot: I’m explaining a notion that I have called ‘natural goodness’. An admired colleague of mine, Michael Thompson, has said of my work that I believe that vice is a form of natural defect. That’s exactly what I believe, and I want to say that we describe defects in human beings in the same way as we do defects in plants and animals. I once began a lecture by saying that in moral philosophy it’s very important to begin by talking about plants. This surprised some people!
What I believe is that there are a whole set of concepts that apply to living things and only to living things, considered in their own right. These would include, for instance, function, welfare, flourishing, interests, the good of something. And I think that all these concepts are a cluster. They belong together.
?Impenitent wrote:nice article, thanks for making it available...
I'd argue that a dry winterbourne in July is defective for the child and his toy boat...
-Imp
as a third party judge who is outside of any perceived intent, asking the question of the intentionality of said river may or may not be absurd...marjoram_blues wrote:?Impenitent wrote:nice article, thanks for making it available...
I'd argue that a dry winterbourne in July is defective for the child and his toy boat...
-Imp
It might be defective but is it morally vicious...
...what does that even mean...?