Strengths of Virtue Ethics
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- Created on: 28-03-17 21:01
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- Strengths of Virtue Ethics
- Places an emphasis on examining the character of the moral agent
- Regards human relationships & need to look after & care for those close to MG
- Other ethical systems ignore such relationships
- Kant considers them morally dangerous
- Other ethical systems ignore such relationships
- Takes seriously attributes other ethical theories regard with suspicion
- Human emotions & responsibilities are important
- Many other ethical theories regard emotions as not being logical & dangerous to morality
- Human emotions & responsibilities are important
- Allows MG to make decisions based on their moral well-being & not simply on what is legally right
- Virtuous person distinguished from someone who merely obeys laws
- Reject ts simplistic rules or maxims as a basis for morality
- Regards morality as complex
- Moral truths cannot be found in statements such as 'the greatest good for...'
- Regards morality as complex
- Does not assert it is able to solve any problem or dilemma
- Tries to equip us with virtues to make good decisions
- Places virtues such as courage, truthfulness, etc at the centre of morality
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