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Italian term or phrase:
atti viziosi
English translation:
vicious acts
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Isabelle Johnson
Apr 23, 2020 13:34
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Italian term
atti viziosi
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Philosophy
Del resto, è noto che Mill fu il primo a esprimere molto chiaramente la distinzione tra atti viziosi, che danneggiano solo se stessi –concetto comunque riconducibile alla self-ownership lockeana-, e atti davvero lesivi nei confronti degli altri, preannunciando di fatto la nozione di “preferenza esterna” di Dworkin e Harsanyi
Thanks for any help.
Thanks for any help.
Proposed translations
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4 +2 | vicious actions | Cillie Swart |
4 +1 | wrongs | philgoddard |
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Apr 28, 2020 06:42: Isabelle Johnson Created KOG entry
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vicious actions
This is talking about vicious actions, a type of action that according to the Mill philosophy, is self-harming, and can be distinguished from actions that harm others.
...Mill was the first to express very clearly the distinction between vicious acts and...
...Mill was the first to express very clearly the distinction between vicious acts and...
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Michael Korovkin
: https://books.google.it/books?id=T4WcCWvhvRUC&pg=PA123&lpg=P...
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philgoddard
: Yes, I think I'd put this in quotes, as it looks odd because the meaning of "vicious" has changed.
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Comment: "Thanks Cillie. I didn't actually use this, I must admit, but thanks for the suggestion and the work you put in."
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Discussion
Have a look at that, for one: bang-on re. your topic:
The Philosophy of John Locke: New Perspectives
books.google.it › books
... so that what counts as a virtuous or a vicious act according to the one may similarly so count as the other.
https://books.google.it/books?id=T4WcCWvhvRUC&pg=PA123&lpg=P...