Virtue Ethics
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- Created on: 15-11-17 19:49
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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.
- The aim of virtue ethics is '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
- 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
- 12 Virtues that we should follow. This leads to eudaimonia
- 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."
- Aristotle says, our relationships are an important part of the 'good life'
- A person based ethical theory
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