He cited that goods, which come in four basic categories - pleasure, knowledge, achievement, and virtue - matter more the less of them you have.
[7] In his theory, he stressed that it is more appropriate to seek a balanced variety of them all instead of devoting oneself to one kind.
[7] His conception of virtue is different from the view that an agent ought to maximize their own good, which requires being virtuous.
[9] He maintained that if we reject the notion that individuals should only pursue their own self-interest, then we can assign ethical standing to a wider range of beings besides ourselves.
[10] This is significant in addressing global warming because it morally pushes towards strategies of avoiding instead of adapting to climate change.