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In Defence of Virtue

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 June 2010

Jon Wheatley
Jon Wheatley
Affiliation:
University of California, Santa Barbara
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Extract

I never thought that one of my sex and proclivities would be called upon to defend his virtue. Reading Mr. Henderson's article, ‘Mr. Wheatley's Virtue: A Philosophical Examination’ (Dialogue, March, 1967), convinces me otherwise.

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Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review / Revue canadienne de philosophie , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , September 1967 , pp. 240 - 241
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Copyright © Canadian Philosophical Association 1967

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1 “Knowing where it's at” should not be construed as entirely a cognitive claim but more as a(n inner) state claim; not, however, an inner state claim on a logical par with saying one has a toothache.

2 Luck is necessary, as I pointed out in a later paper on virtue (Analysis, December, 1963); it is necessary because not everyone is equal in spiritual gifts. But this should not surprise us. As Mr. Henderson's paper clearly shows, not everyone can read.