Contempory Virtue Ethics

Macintyre:

• His work 'The history of Ethics'
• Claimed Kant, Bentham and Kierkegaard have been found wanting ; hence leaving us in a state of moral anarchy
• As a result of this he advocated a returm to virtues

Emotion:

• Society no longer has moral truths and considers any opinion as good as another
• We make our decisions based on our emotions

Boo-Hooray theory:

• Emotivism is the Boo-Hooray theory, a person may say boo to racisim because it makes them feel sad, and hooray to tolerance because it makes them feel happy.
• There is no logical reason for their statements

Meaning and purpose:

• He wants us to return to a community based ethic, where we develop a morality that will benefit us all

Which virtues…