A2 Virtue Ethics

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Aristotle & Eudaimonia

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Greek philosopher

Ultimate purpose- achieve Eudaimonia- to flourish

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Virtue ethics is

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Agent centred

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Virtuous people

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Virtuous people;

Martin Luther king

Angelina Jolie

Mother Theresa

Princess Diana

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Motive

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Disadvantage of virtue ethics, you don't know what someone motives are

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Vice of deficiency

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unambitious

Cowardice

Shamelessness

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Virtuous mean

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Right ambition

Modesty

Courage

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Vice of excess

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Over-ambitious

Bashfulness

Rashness

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Doctrine of the mean

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The desirable middle between two extremes, one of excess and the other deficiency

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Virtue ethics has no rules

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No guidelines, gaining someone virtues there are no rules to follow, subjective ethical theory

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Teleological

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Aristotle believed Eudaimonia was the ultimate goal

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Disadvantage of VE

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Immoral role models / Hitler

Vices

'Practice makes perfect' / not everyone can achieve perfection

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Aristotle & mail dominated virtues

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Aristotle only shared male virtues

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Intellectual and moral virtues

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Intellectual virtues; through education and practice

Moral virtues; through habit

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Immoral role model issue

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Anders Brieviek who took hitler as a virtuos person,

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Cardinal virtues

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Originated in Plato- prudence, justice, temperance, courage.

Three theological virtues; faith, hope and charity

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Arête

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Greek word arête, means Excellence

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Supreme good for others

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Eudaimonia

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Phronesis (practical wisdom)

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According to Aristotle the virtue most needed for any other virtue to be developed.

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Modern virtue ethics

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In the 20th century there was a revival of interest in Virtue Ethics by philosophers who were unhappy with aspects of Aristotle's VE

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Modern virtue ethics

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In the 20th century there was a revival of interest in Virtue Ethics by philosophers who were unhappy with aspects of Aristotle's VE

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Rosalind Hursthouse

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For Hursthouse, being virtuous is the most reliable path to flourishing.

Addresses the major criticism of virtue ethics , that it provides no guidance in moral dilemmas.

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Modern virtue ethics

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In the 20th century there was a revival of interest in Virtue Ethics by philosophers who were unhappy with aspects of Aristotle's VE

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Rosalind Hursthouse

Professor of philosophy

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For Hursthouse, being virtuous is the most reliable path to flourishing.

Addresses the major criticism of virtue ethics , that it provides no guidance in moral dilemmas.

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Criticism on virtue ethics ;

Nietzsche

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'Vice is virtue and virtue is vice' if I say a vice is virtuous, who are you to judge?

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Criticism on virtue ethics ;

Nietzsche

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'Vice is virtue and virtue is vice' if I say a vice is virtuous, who are you to judge?

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AC grayling

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Virtue ethics lacks passion, anguish, struggle and experience of excess and deficiency.

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Criticism on virtue ethics ;

Nietzsche

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'Vice is virtue and virtue is vice' if I say a vice is virtuous, who are you to judge?

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AC grayling

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Virtue ethics lacks passion, anguish, struggle and experience of excess and deficiency.

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John Calvin

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'Virtue ethics leads to arrogant glory baskets'