"Kantian Ethics vs. Virtue Ethics"

I just had the pleasure of hearing a talk by Rosalind Hursthouse, at a philosophy conference hosted by the University of Cincinnati, this morning. Her paper was excellent, though perhaps a bit surprising in that she was in a "concessionary" mode. She was concessionary, that is, toward certain deontological positions; she was also (she humorously but perhaps reluctantly admitted) edging toward a slightly more McDowellian stance. Also fine talks given by Paul Guyer (re: Kantian perfectionism) and Tom Hill (suggesting similarity for some Kantians and some virtue ethicists re: conception/committment to morality in those who do act morally), and thoughtful works by Anselm Muller (distinguishing two kinds of teleology Aristotle seems to confuse--which, by the way, is an idea I hit on in an undergraduate paper, sort of tangentially, in discussing a neo-Aristotelian [P. Foot of UCLA] who seems to have been similarly confused) and Richard Kraut (attempting to put the locus of morality into goodness as such) and a few others. Overall an excellent conference, though unfortunately I had to miss the concluding panel discussion.

I shall have more to say as these others' thoughts ferment. I am not constitutionally averse to mixing my theories, as long as rigor and consistency are maintained.