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#214 - Cosmic Skeptic - How Do We Define What Is Good & Bad?

Modern Wisdom

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The Importance of Consistency in Practical Ethics

Aristotle's ethics was a virtue ethics theory, and it was kind of like the right thing to do is what the virtuous person would do. Some people prefer to just look at the action itself, not the consequence for the action itself. And if you're trying to get to the question of what is actually good, then you're better off talking a bit about meta ethics.

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