It Ain't Necessarily So

Oxford Studies in Metaethics 13 (2018)
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While Neo-Aristotelians argue quite plausibly that it is hard to get to eudaemonia if one is wicked, I argue that they fail to show that the seeker of flourishing has a reason to become virtuous (as opposed to morally mediocre).

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Nomy Arpaly
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