A Level - RS - What Type of Theory is Virtue Ethics?
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- What Type of Theory is Virtue Ethics?
- Deontological
- Derived from Greek 'deon' meaning 'duty'.
- The morality of an action is based on human's ability to abide by a rule
- or a series of rules regardless of the consequence that may befall from the situation
- Consequental-ist
- People should make moral judgements based on the outcome
- or the consequence that the actions had created
- I.E. did it achieve what they were aiming for?
- or the consequence that the actions had created
- People should make moral judgements based on the outcome
- Teleological
- Concerned with the end purpose
- or the goal of an action
- I.E. what were they aiming for?
- or the goal of an action
- Concerned with the end purpose
- Deontological
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