A Level - RS - Strengths of Virtue Ethics Part 1
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- Strengths of Virtue Ethics Part 1
- VE as a secular theory is more suited to modern society
- Anscombe
- Ethical codes which lay stress on moral absolutes, laws that are anachronistic (out of date)
- society has effectively abandoned God.
- Return to a morality that is based upon human flourishing
- society has effectively abandoned God.
- Ethical codes which lay stress on moral absolutes, laws that are anachronistic (out of date)
- MacIntyre
- Moral dilemmas and systems of ethics are too time consuming and complex
- Virtue based approaches are more realistic and applicable in everyday situations
- Moral dilemmas and systems of ethics are too time consuming and complex
- Anscombe
- VE focuses on the whole person, not just isolated actions of consequence
- The focus on the development over a lifetime allows people to learn from mistakes and...
- ...to continually develop their morality is not based on single outcomes or actions
- This is more beneficial to society
- Bowie "What we do is what we are"
- More proactive that dilemma based ethics, which responds to difficult moral situations.
- It involves every aspect of human life.
- "The individual is accountable for their own actions, motives and continuous progress"
- It involves every aspect of human life.
- More proactive that dilemma based ethics, which responds to difficult moral situations.
- Bowie "What we do is what we are"
- This is more beneficial to society
- ...to continually develop their morality is not based on single outcomes or actions
- The focus on the development over a lifetime allows people to learn from mistakes and...
- The relativistic nature allows it to be relevant to different times and places
- The Golden Mean being relativistic allows for flexibility
- It can fit with different times and places
- It can work for a secular and religious society
- Aquinas - Natural Law Theory - R. Catholic Church
- It can work for a secular and religious society
- It can fit with different times and places
- The Golden Mean being relativistic allows for flexibility
- VE as a secular theory is more suited to modern society
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