Construct · 1 fields · 1 citations

moral saints: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

● anchor · a standalone construct Nearest construct by meaning·not indexed

A single standalone construct; nearby constructs are located against it in the Collider. Tap a field for its definition, unit, and measures.

Ethics

people whose every action is as morally good as possible, argued here to be an unattractive ideal for a human life.

In ethics, moral saints refers to people whose every action is as morally good as possible, argued here to be an unattractive ideal for a human life. This meaning comes from Wolf (1982) in The Journal of Philosophy.[1]

Unit
Recovery means
Measured by

Run it through the Collider, or take the citations with you.

See how moral saints sits against neighbouring constructs in the Collider, or export every reference on this page in one click.

Open in Collider Export BibTeX Report this entry

Nearby constructs

action3 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs good2 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs ideal2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

Wolf, S. (1982). Moral Saints. The Journal of Philosophy, 79(8), 419. https://doi.org/10.2307/2026228

Cited on this page?

Confirm your construct, or correct us.

If your work is cited behind one of these entries, you know better than we do whether we captured the meaning right. Confirm it, suggest an edit, or dispute it, and your name goes on the entry as an author who has checked it, linked to your ORCID.

Claim your construct