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Philippa Foot

In Our Time

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Virtues as Dispositions of the Will

Virtues, as described in Grace's essay, are dispositions of the will that are good for us and corrective. They frame the world for us when making ethical choices, unlike other skills such as running or arithmetic. Each virtue addresses a weakness in human beings and is beneficial in some way. Virtue ethics stands as a third theory in moral philosophy, alongside consequentialist and deontological theories, focusing on the virtues and their importance in guiding ethical behavior.

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