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guise of the good: a standalone construct

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guise ofthe good1 CONSTRUCTGuise of the goodVELLEMAN · PHILOSOPHY OF

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Philosophy of action

thesis that agents desire or act only under the appearance that what they pursue is good in some respect, examined against cases of perverse action.

In philosophy of action, guise of the good refers to thesis that agents desire or act only under the appearance that what they pursue is good in some respect, examined against cases of perverse action. This meaning comes from Velleman (1992) in Noûs.[1]

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  1. Velleman, J. D. (1992). The Guise of the Good. Noûs, 26(1), 3. https://doi.org/10.2307/2215684

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