Susan Wolf Quotes on Virtue
Susan Wolf is an American moral philosopher, distinguished professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, whose work has shaped contemporary thinking on the meaning of life, moral responsibility, and the place of the personal within ethics. This page collects quotes attributed to Susan Wolf on the topic of virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Susan Wolf:
“A meaningful life is one in which active engagement and objective worth meet.”
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Attributed to Susan Wolf:
“Moral saints are admirable, but they are not the most attractive of human types.”
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Attributed to Susan Wolf:
“Freedom within reason is the freedom to be moved by what is true and good.”
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Attributed to Susan Wolf:
“The personal point of view has its own legitimate claims, even within ethics.”