The Virtue of Being Supportive

Pacific Philosophical Quarterly 99 (2):317-342 (2016)
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Abstract

I develop an account of the nature and value of being supportive in interpersonal relationships. In particular, I argue that the virtue of being supportive, construed as a modally demanding value, facilitates the autonomy of one's intimate and promotes a sense of unity in one's relationship. Moreover, the practice of being supportive plays an important role with regard to the familiar need to reconcile the normative demands of one's own projects with one's responsibilities to intimates.

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George Tsai
University of Hawaii

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