Virtue Ethics and Sexual Ethics
- Created by: Grace Lidgett
- Created on: 12-04-13 16:16
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- Virtue Ethics and Sexual Ethics
- Stands apart from other theories as it looks at moral choices from the individuals personal qualities, virtues and ideals
- Would seek to find out how a person can develop virtuously through sex
- Giving oneself to another and developing intimacy and commitment is virtuous whereas, using others for ones pleasure is less virtuous
- Virtue Ethics and Sexual Ethics
- Stands apart from other theories as it looks at moral choices from the individuals personal qualities, virtues and ideals
- Would seek to find out how a person can develop virtuously through sex
- Giving oneself to another and developing intimacy and commitment is virtuous whereas, using others for ones pleasure is less virtuous
- Giving oneself to another and developing intimacy and commitment is virtuous whereas, using others for ones pleasure is less virtuous
- Central issues include the ideas of:-
- love
- friendship
- faithfulness
- companionship
- trust
- loyalty
- Would seem more tolerant to alternative sexual activities on the basis of self-development (e.g love/trust)
- If people act virtuously then it can be acceptable and does not necessarily involve prohibiting certain acts or approaches
- Michael Slote emphasises the ethics of care in relationships
- Rosalind Hursthouse implies that an action is right if its what a virtuous person would do
- Virtue Ethics and Sexual Ethics
- Giving oneself to another and developing intimacy and commitment is virtuous whereas, using others for ones pleasure is less virtuous
- Central issues include the ideas of:-
- love
- friendship
- faithfulness
- companionship
- trust
- loyalty
- Would seem more tolerant to alternative sexual activities on the basis of self-development (e.g love/trust)
- If people act virtuously then it can be acceptable and does not necessarily involve prohibiting certain acts or approaches
- Michael Slote emphasises the ethics of care in relationships
- Rosalind Hursthouse implies that an action is right if its what a virtuous person would do
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