ETHICS

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  • Created on: 09-06-18 16:22
what do most moral theories concentrate on regarding actions
what is right and wrong
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what does virtue ethics say about actions being right/wrong
rejects and says focus on becoming a better person
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what does virtue ethics focus on defining
what it is to be a good person
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what does Aristotle say regarding who we are
'we are what we repeatedly do'
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who did Aristotle study under and what did he say we have to achieve
Plato, to do good achieve end telos
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what 3 virtues does Aristotle focus on
courage, temperance, morality
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what does McIntyre say about virtue theory
lost its roots, need to look back
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quote MacIntyre on morality
'lost both the oretical + practical aspects of morality'
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what does he say about judgement and what does this word mean
'to judge a man is to judge his actions' = judge Arete = virtue
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Quote Aristotle on habits
'not easy to perform a good habit of perfecting a good action'
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what does the theory say about virtue becoming a habit
know how virtuous you are by how you respond to situations
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what does virtue theory aim to do
estimate character + person centred
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what happens if we do not practice becoming virtuous
can become excessive/deficient
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what does Keegan liken virtue theory to
good parenting, know how to develop kids strengths
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What virtues does McIntyre place importance on
cardinal, put,f,b + Theo,f,h,c
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what is a strength of the theory
can develop virtues at any opportunity
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what does aquinas say
every action is a moral one (holistic)
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what is a weakness
cannot help euthanasia = debate what good is
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