A Virtue is a quality or a behaviour in a person which is considered to have a high ethical or moral value
Or to put simply, it refers to a good quality or behaviour of a person
what is virtue ethics? provide an example
After reading Nic Eth IV:7: What can you say about the virtue of "truthfulness"? What is it, and why is it a virtue? (Bear in mind that it is not the virtue of honesty — that virtue doesn't appear in Aristotle's list at all.) (Don't say: because it is moderate. Go deeper.)
a) How AND WHY a virtue ethicist uses the principle of acting for the sake of virtue in general as its test for permissibility; b) Specific examples of how the principle of acting for the sake of virtue is used in a case a) How AND WHY a Utilitarian uses the Greatest Happiness Principle (BOTH Act and Rule Utilitarianism) in general as its test for permissibility; b) Specific examples of how the Greatest Happiness Principle is used in a case
what are some virtue ethics opposing arguments from Aristotle theory
o Virtue Theory • What are the fundamental claims of the theory? • What values underlie the theory? • Who are the primary theorists associated w/the theory? • What principles are associated w/the theory?
1. What is temperance, and why is it a virtue? 2. What's the difference between temperance and continence?
Aristotle, the father of what is known as virtue ethics, argued that ethics cannot not be taught. Are people inherently good or bad, or is it something that can be taught? Minimum of 2 paragraphs.
In the Meno, Meno gives the following definition of virtue to Socrates: “This is a man’s virtue: to take part in the city’s affairs capably, and by doing so to benefit his friends and harm his enemies.…If you want a woman’s virtue…She must manage the household well….” What kind of definition is this? Group of answer choices circular definition essential definition definition by genus definition by example
1. When Aristotle writes that moral virtue is a "mean", what does he mean? Have you ever used such a model to solve a personal dilemma? 2. Don't we all strive for moral virtue? What would Aristotle think of society today? What would he say we did wrong?
Given what you've read, briefly describe the 3 concepts of moral domain justice, care and virtue.