Ep. 369: Philippa Foot’s Naturalistic Ethics (Part One for Supporters) (opens in new tab)
On Natural Goodness (2001). Can we base ethics on the model of biology? Foot argues that just as we understand what a healthy specimen of a plant or animal is, so there is a natural way for humans to work properly, which will include the ability to will according to reflective reasoning. The post Ep. 369: Philippa Foot’s Naturalistic Ethics (Part One for Supporters) first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.
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