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Cassius
May 8, 2026 at 11:43 AM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Eikadistes’s post in the thread Should Epicurus be viewed as a pure consequentialist, virtue ethicist, or both?.[…]
No doubt. Kant is typically represented as the prototype of a deontologist. Kant famously argued that stealing bread is categorically unethical, even if it's to feed a starving child. -
Cassius
May 8, 2026 at 11:43 AM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Eikadistes’s post in the thread Should Epicurus be viewed as a pure consequentialist, virtue ethicist, or both?.So long as we understand we're trying to map ancient thinkers using contemporary terminology, I'm comfortable saying that Epíkouros firmly fits within the category of consequentialism. Most philosophers we view as virtue ethicists and deontologists are… -
Don
May 8, 2026 at 11:13 AM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Eikadistes’s post in the thread Should Epicurus be viewed as a pure consequentialist, virtue ethicist, or both?.[…]
No doubt. Kant is typically represented as the prototype of a deontologist. Kant famously argued that stealing bread is categorically unethical, even if it's to feed a starving child. -
Don
May 8, 2026 at 11:13 AM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Eikadistes’s post in the thread Should Epicurus be viewed as a pure consequentialist, virtue ethicist, or both?.So long as we understand we're trying to map ancient thinkers using contemporary terminology, I'm comfortable saying that Epíkouros firmly fits within the category of consequentialism. Most philosophers we view as virtue ethicists and deontologists are… -
Eikadistes
May 8, 2026 at 10:24 AM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Don’s post in the thread Should Epicurus be viewed as a pure consequentialist, virtue ethicist, or both?.[…]
To me, that section doesn't point to intention but rather taking an active role in ones choices and rejections versus not letting chance rule what happens to you. -
Eikadistes
May 8, 2026 at 10:24 AM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Don’s post in the thread Should Epicurus be viewed as a pure consequentialist, virtue ethicist, or both?.[…]
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Eikadistes
May 8, 2026 at 10:23 AM Replied to the thread Should Epicurus be viewed as a pure consequentialist, virtue ethicist, or both?.Post[…]
No doubt. Kant is typically represented as the prototype of a deontologist. Kant famously argued that stealing bread is categorically unethical, even if it's to feed a starving child. -
Eikadistes
May 8, 2026 at 10:19 AM Replied to the thread Should Epicurus be viewed as a pure consequentialist, virtue ethicist, or both?.PostSo long as we understand we're trying to map ancient thinkers using contemporary terminology, I'm comfortable saying that Epíkouros firmly fits within the category of consequentialism. Most philosophers we view as virtue ethicists and deontologists are… -
Kalosyni
May 8, 2026 at 10:11 AM Replied to the thread Should Epicurus be viewed as a pure consequentialist, virtue ethicist, or both?.PostThis could fall loosely into the category of "virtue ethics":
PD05. It is not possible to live pleasantly without living prudently, honorably, and justly, [nor again to live a life of prudence, honor, and justice] without living pleasantly. And the man… -
Kalosyni
May 8, 2026 at 10:06 AM Replied to the thread Should Epicurus be viewed as a pure consequentialist, virtue ethicist, or both?.Post[…]
I'm not familiar with the "PhilSurvey"...so I looked it up and found this:
https://philsurvey.org/
Is that what you were referring to wbernys ?
Defining those labels with plain language:
Normative ethics = standards for morality
deontology = conduct is…
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