Intro to Ethics Final Paper
Dalton Atwood
University of Southern Indiana
Ethical Theory
Theory A) Theory A will deal with the Ethical Theory of Virtue Ethics. Virtue Ethics deals with the way people act and carry themselves through life. It is hard to be perfectly Virtual because there are two sides to Virtue Ethics. Just like there is good and bad people, usually the same is involved in whether the person is a good virtue or a bad virtue. Virtue Ethics consist of vices which are two categories that separate the good and bad morals of the Virtue Ethic theory. The two categories are vices and just vice, these two choices are good and bad. If a person is “vices” then they are over the top in certain categories like in confidence, if …show more content…
The person doing the good or bad deed declares him/her self as a vices or vice in the situation. Virtue Ethics is not a set of rules or a religious believe, but it is a way a person shows themselves in a certain circumstance. The human is in control of the moral obligations of Virtue Ethics theory and based on their own actions alone will they be called a “vices” or “vice”. The standards that come with the theory of Virtue Ethics apply to the person doing the action. It doesn’t necessarily go to a certain group or religion, but is just tagged onto the person at hand that is doing the good or wrong thing. The person decides by how they treat a situation to be morally good or bad in this theory. Every ethical theory has its strengths and weaknesses. The strengths for the theory of Virtue Ethics come within the person talked about. A strong strength to Virtue Ethics is being a good honest person. It means you are brave and giving. The strength doesn’t just show in the moment, but they are there for the person’s whole life. To have strong Virtue Ethics, a person should take good care of themselves and others around them. An example of that is a father protecting his family in dangerous situations. It is his duty to be a virtual person, so he or his family doesn’t get hurt …show more content…
many people think that they are just on this earth to please God and nothing more. It is a huge miss understanding and many people don’t experience life the way they should. It is one weakness that a lot of religious people can’t overcome, because they are scared what they do will upset God in his mind and they will be judged accordingly to what they did. Many priest can relate to this, since they spent their whole life’s just studying this “God” and nothing else. It is a very sad thing, but it is a major weakness in this theory today and can be seen all over the
Dalton Atwood
University of Southern Indiana
Ethical Theory
Theory A) Theory A will deal with the Ethical Theory of Virtue Ethics. Virtue Ethics deals with the way people act and carry themselves through life. It is hard to be perfectly Virtual because there are two sides to Virtue Ethics. Just like there is good and bad people, usually the same is involved in whether the person is a good virtue or a bad virtue. Virtue Ethics consist of vices which are two categories that separate the good and bad morals of the Virtue Ethic theory. The two categories are vices and just vice, these two choices are good and bad. If a person is “vices” then they are over the top in certain categories like in confidence, if …show more content…
The person doing the good or bad deed declares him/her self as a vices or vice in the situation. Virtue Ethics is not a set of rules or a religious believe, but it is a way a person shows themselves in a certain circumstance. The human is in control of the moral obligations of Virtue Ethics theory and based on their own actions alone will they be called a “vices” or “vice”. The standards that come with the theory of Virtue Ethics apply to the person doing the action. It doesn’t necessarily go to a certain group or religion, but is just tagged onto the person at hand that is doing the good or wrong thing. The person decides by how they treat a situation to be morally good or bad in this theory. Every ethical theory has its strengths and weaknesses. The strengths for the theory of Virtue Ethics come within the person talked about. A strong strength to Virtue Ethics is being a good honest person. It means you are brave and giving. The strength doesn’t just show in the moment, but they are there for the person’s whole life. To have strong Virtue Ethics, a person should take good care of themselves and others around them. An example of that is a father protecting his family in dangerous situations. It is his duty to be a virtual person, so he or his family doesn’t get hurt …show more content…
many people think that they are just on this earth to please God and nothing more. It is a huge miss understanding and many people don’t experience life the way they should. It is one weakness that a lot of religious people can’t overcome, because they are scared what they do will upset God in his mind and they will be judged accordingly to what they did. Many priest can relate to this, since they spent their whole life’s just studying this “God” and nothing else. It is a very sad thing, but it is a major weakness in this theory today and can be seen all over the