Timothy OBrien Ethics Virtue Theory Virtue ethics is one theory that people use to make moral decisions. It does not rely on culture, society, or religion; it only depends on the individuals. Aristotle was the main philosopher of virtue theory which he introduced his theory in ancient Greek times. Aristotle was a great believer in virtues and the meaning of virtue to him meant being able to fulfill one's functions. Virtue ethics is not interested in the question “what should I do?” but rather
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Virtue ethics is a theory used to make moral decisions. It does not rely on religion, society or culture. The theory is the view that the foundation of morality is the development of good character traits, or virtues. A person is good, then, if he has virtues and lacks vices. There can be as many as 100 virtuous character traits, which contribute to making someone a “good” person. Examples of some virtues would be Integrity, Kindness, Gratitude, and Forgiveness. There are many more of course.
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Virtue Theory, Utilitarianism, and Deontological Ethics The most widely utilized approaches today to ethics consist of virtue theory, utilitarianism, and deontological ethics. Each are for doing the right thing, but have different ideas on what is the right thing. During this paper I will be discussing the differences in these approaches to ethics Virtue Theory This approach to ethics has to do with one’s moral character and how one should live. Aristotle was a famous mind who believed in this
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Similarities and Differences Between Virtue Theory According to Boylan (2009), “ethics is the science concerning the right and wrong of human behavior.” It is a method that allows us to organize our values and go after them. It helps us answer questions like: do I seek my own happiness, or do I sacrifice myself for a greater cause? According to "Ethics - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary" (2012), ethics is “the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral
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Reich ETH/316 March 23, 2013 Dr. Michelle Kuamoo According to our book Basic Ethics the definition of a “virtue theory also known as virtue ethics is also sometimes called agent- based or character ethics” (Boylan, 2009, p. 133). This can be non-moral or moral. A non- moral example would be achieving excellence in whatever one may do. A personal experience that I have experience with virtue ethics is that when I played volleyball in middle school and I was the best player on the team. I always achieved
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Virtue Theory - Aristotle #8 In Aristotle’s book one chapter one he talks about activities. He says that from expert knowledge and from activities it can be concluded that some good will come from these things. I think he is talking about the goals of people. Some goals are set in which that they are acted in ways that they are activities. Products are also a form of goals and these goals Aristotle thinks are superior to activity based goals. He then goes on to talk about different
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Analyzing Virtue Theory’s Decision-Making Capability A doctor presented with a patient who insists on being euthanized to free himself from pain obviously creates an ethical dilemma. The doctor in the scenario has many factors to consider—honoring the wishes of his patient, respect for human life, compassion for a person’s suffering, and responsibility to his medical profession. Considering these things, the doctor is clearly left in a conundrum, with his virtues giving him no clear decision to
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The virtue theory states that a person’s character should be the key element in the matter of ethical thinking and not the moral rules of ethical thinking. Many philosophers that object to the virtue theory believe that theory cannot resolve the conflicts that arise in the theory, however, those philosophers agree that when supplementing a criteria of right action the virtue theory can then be accepted. People who believe in this concept are considered to be supplementalists. Philosophers that disagree
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According to Michael Voytinsky, (2011) he stated that Utilitarian theory have the concept that the proper course of action is the one that maximizes the overall happiness. It is therefore a form of consequentialism, which means that the moral worth of an action is determined only by its resulting outcome, and that one can only weigh the morality of an action after knowing all its consequences. So in other words the consequences in utilitarian includes all of the good and bad produced by the act,
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INTRODUCTION This semester, we have studied different theories and texts presenting ethics and feminist ethics contextualized within a variety of issues. While modern philosophers such as Mill and Kant have taken an approach to ethical questions that is more rule-based, their ancient counterparts (namely, Plato and Aristotle) have taken an approach to ethics that relies more on character and ethical way of being (Landes, 2013). The former attempts to create a set of rules which we can apply to our
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