TY - JOUR
T1 - Virtue ethics and the arc of universality
T2 - Reflections on Punzo's reading of Kantian and virtue ethics
AU - Thomas, Laurence
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - While I agree with Punzo's central thesis that virtue ethics is superior to Kantian ethics, the aims of my comments are twofold. On the one hand, I draw attention to some ways in which Punzo overstates the case against Kantian ethics, noting that unattainable ideals as such are no mark against a moral theory. On the other, I build upon Punzo's insights in order to bring into sharper focus the superiority of virtue ethics. Accordingly, I distinguish between inter-species (Kantian ethics) and intra-species (virtue ethics) morality, maintaining that the former, unlike the latter, invariably proves too wide of the mark.
AB - While I agree with Punzo's central thesis that virtue ethics is superior to Kantian ethics, the aims of my comments are twofold. On the one hand, I draw attention to some ways in which Punzo overstates the case against Kantian ethics, noting that unattainable ideals as such are no mark against a moral theory. On the other, I build upon Punzo's insights in order to bring into sharper focus the superiority of virtue ethics. Accordingly, I distinguish between inter-species (Kantian ethics) and intra-species (virtue ethics) morality, maintaining that the former, unlike the latter, invariably proves too wide of the mark.
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U2 - 10.1080/09515089608573171
DO - 10.1080/09515089608573171
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0030304121
SN - 0951-5089
VL - 9
SP - 25
EP - 32
JO - Philosophical Psychology
JF - Philosophical Psychology
IS - 1
ER -