On someone’s deathbed, will their deeds or their character be their virtue? In The Case against Character by Kwame Appiah he tackles the dilemma “between the act of virtue and the agent of virtue in order to understand how virtuous behavior relates to a virtuous person (Jacobus 398).” What Appiah is trying to figure out is if the act or the person correlates to being virtuous and which is the greatest factor. Situationist and Globalist view it differently, but both strive to the same goal which is eudaimonia- “highest of all goods (Jacobus 403).” Situational ethics is relevant to society because it takes into consideration that people do not always act virtuous rather behave however the situation calls upon.
What is The Case against Character? In the Case against Character by Kwame Appiah, it states that virtue ethics strives for eudaimonia, which is the idea that being a virtuous person makes a life more flourishing (403). Appiah believes that both situational and virtuous ethics have half-truths. Virtue ethics, or Globalist stated by Hursthouse is a virtuous person, someone who acts upon virtue, and lastly has a virtuous trait to live in eudaimonia (Appiah 402). Going back to the question asked in the beginning, someone dying, asking if he was a virtuous person because of his deeds or his character; a globalist would say your character is the virtuous factor. Virtue ethics accepts that a person is the virtuous agent and therefore has virtue and consequently has …show more content…
Virtue comes into play when people are put in situations where choosing the virtuous thing to do is the best option, but it is still a choice. The situation and many small details help determine what choice a person can make. Appiah states that both globalist and situationist have half-truths because someone must have some qualities already that makes it easier to strive for
What is The Case against Character? In the Case against Character by Kwame Appiah, it states that virtue ethics strives for eudaimonia, which is the idea that being a virtuous person makes a life more flourishing (403). Appiah believes that both situational and virtuous ethics have half-truths. Virtue ethics, or Globalist stated by Hursthouse is a virtuous person, someone who acts upon virtue, and lastly has a virtuous trait to live in eudaimonia (Appiah 402). Going back to the question asked in the beginning, someone dying, asking if he was a virtuous person because of his deeds or his character; a globalist would say your character is the virtuous factor. Virtue ethics accepts that a person is the virtuous agent and therefore has virtue and consequently has …show more content…
Virtue comes into play when people are put in situations where choosing the virtuous thing to do is the best option, but it is still a choice. The situation and many small details help determine what choice a person can make. Appiah states that both globalist and situationist have half-truths because someone must have some qualities already that makes it easier to strive for