Virtue Ethics

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  • Virtue Ethics
    • A person based ethical theory
      • Virtue ethics is a broad term for theories that emphasize the role of character and virtue.
    • Aim of virtue ethics
      • The aim of virtue ethics is 'eudaimonia'.
        • This is also known as 'The Golden mean' it is the perfect way for a human to morally act.
    • 12 Virtues that we should follow. This leads to eudaimonia
      • 1) Courage – bravery and valor
      • 2) Temperance – self-control and restraint
      • 3) Liberality – bigheartness, charity and generosity
      • 4) Magnificence – radiance, joie de vivre
      • 5) Pride – self-satisfaction
      • 6) Honor – respect, reverence, admiration
      • 7) Good Temper – equanimity, level headedness
      • 8) Friendliness – conviviality and sociability
      • 9) Truthfulness – straightforwardness, frankness and candor
      • 10) Wit – sense of humor – meaninglessness and absurdity
      • 11) Friendship – camaraderie and companionship
      • 12) Justice – impartiality, evenhandedness and fairness
    • These are arête (excellence or virtue), phronesis (practical or moral wisdom) eudaimonia .
      • 12 Virtues that we should follow. This leads to eudaimonia
        • 1) Courage – bravery and valor
        • 2) Temperance – self-control and restraint
        • 3) Liberality – bigheartness, charity and generosity
        • 4) Magnificence – radiance, joie de vivre
        • 5) Pride – self-satisfaction
        • 6) Honor – respect, reverence, admiration
        • 7) Good Temper – equanimity, level headedness
        • 8) Friendliness – conviviality and sociability
        • 9) Truthfulness – straightforwardness, frankness and candor
        • 10) Wit – sense of humor – meaninglessness and absurdity
        • 11) Friendship – camaraderie and companionship
        • 12) Justice – impartiality, evenhandedness and fairness
    • Advantages and disadvantages
      • Advantage - Motivates us to work on morality (unlike other theories, that simply state what to do when in an ethical dilemma)
      • Advantage - Good to be partial (when it concerns family for instance), we are naturally inclined to making biased decisions. Virtue ethics acknowledges this.
      • Disadvantage - No single & definitive answer to what the virtues are, they are time-changing.No single & definitive answer to what is to be done in moral dilemmas.
      • Disadvantage - Might not be any Telos. Where will these virtues lead to? Is there a reason for the development of these virtues?
    • Relationships and communities
      • Aristotle says, our relationships are an important part of the 'good life'
        • "We should each aim at acheiving eudaimonia in our own lives. Clearly it is therefore a much better thing to acheive the greatest good for a whole society. You can put this another way and say that the society we live in helps to form and shape us as individuals."

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