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⁵ I am greatly indebted here and elsewhere to unpublished work of John Casey on the theory of virtue.

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¹⁸ This paper, originally prepared for a conference on Political Thought in Exeter College, Oxford, January 1977, owes much to initial conversations with Dr John Casey, whose ideas have influenced its content. I am also very grateful for advice and criticism from Mr Mark Platts, Mr Anthony Savile, Miss Moira Archer, Dr Malcolm Budd and Professor David Hamlyn.