Foot, Philippa

"Moral ought does not reduce to natural facts about human beings."

"We cannot derive an 'ought' from an 'is'."

"Virtues are not merely psychological dispositions but excellences of character."

"The concept of goodness cannot be analyzed into component parts."

"Natural facts alone cannot determine moral truth."

"Virtue is inseparable from human flourishing."

"We must look to human nature to understand human good."

"The virtues are interrelated and interdependent."

"Moral realism is compatible with our common moral experiences."

"Facts about human needs ground moral truths."

"Courage without wisdom is mere recklessness."

"Justice requires understanding the human condition."

"Practical wisdom guides all the other virtues."

"We cannot understand virtue through abstract theory alone."

"The good for humans depends on our nature as rational beings."

"Moral knowledge is obtained through experience and reflection."

"Virtues are stable dispositions to act and feel rightly."

"Moral disagreement does not entail moral relativism."

"Understanding virtue requires understanding human vulnerability."

"The natural world provides guidance for human ethics."

"Goodness is an objective feature of the world."

"Virtuous action flows from proper character development."

"Emotion and reason must work together in moral life."

"We cannot isolate morality from human biology and psychology."

"Practical wisdom involves understanding particular circumstances."

"The virtues constitute human excellence."

"Moral development is a lifelong process."

"Virtues are trained through habit and practice."

"The good life involves developing all the virtues harmoniously."

"Human beings have a nature that determines what is good for them."