The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-22-1984
Abstract
This paper has two main claims: First, it will argue that most of what is usually interpreted as Plato's ethics is concerned primarily with the establishing a Substantive Theory of the Good. Secondly, it will be shown that Plato's link between his STG and matters of obligation is a very close one, and cannot be analyzed along either utilitarian or Kantian lines.
Recommended Citation
Moravcsik, Julius M.E., "Ideals and Obligations in Plato's Ethics" (1984). The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter. 114.
https://orb.binghamton.edu/sagp/114
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Notes
Julius Moravcsik presented "Ideals and Obligations in Plato's Ethics" (elswhere called “Platonic Ethics: A Radical Alternative to Modern Ethical Theories”) to the Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy meeting with the Pacific Division of the American Philosophical Association in Long Beach California, March 1984. A revised version was published in Philosophical Inquiry 7.3-4 (1985) 129-145.
For information about the author see Wikipedia "Julius Moravcsik."