The Virtuous Life
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- Created on: 28-03-17 14:21
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- The Virtuous Life
- Modern VE is agent-centred
- Based on character traits
- Concerned with the moral agent i.e. those who make & are affected by the decision
- Robert Adams: moral virtue cannot be self contained
- Virtuous person has to do something - in order to be morally virtuous
- As Jesus said: 'You will know them by their faults' (Matthew 7: 16)
- Virtuous person has to do something - in order to be morally virtuous
- We need example of virtuous people
- They put these virtues into practice - act as exemplars or templates
- They shouldn't follow the virtues people but learn from their qualities
- MG will become more virtuous by act of admiring or respecting people who possessed virtue
- Their qualities rub off on the MG
- MG will become more virtuous by act of admiring or respecting people who possessed virtue
- Example of moral agents: Nelson Mandela
- Campaigned for racial equality & end of apartheid in South A
- Modern psychology
- Shows complexity of human character
- A person virtuous one aspect of their life however dishonourable in another
- Adam calls this moral frailty
- He points out important dimension of modern VE is Christian tradition that all humans are sinners
- Paul says: 'all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God'
- He points out important dimension of modern VE is Christian tradition that all humans are sinners
- John Doris
- American philosopher
- 'Virtues are supposed to be robust traits'
- Includes: kindness, courage, justice & fairness
- Modern VE is agent-centred
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