Virtue ethics

The study of ethics is a crucial part of philosophical analysis. This philosophical area is critical in providing insight on how to properly practice morality, and what exactly it means to be a moral person. Individuals are faced with ethical dilemmas on a daily basis, as they are the foundation for how we behave and respond in certain situations. As with almost every other philosophical topic, there are a wide variety of different theories relating to ethics. Each of these theories, while…

Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics is an account on how man can live a complete life, in order to achieve happiness. Aristotle argues happiness is derived from human excellence and in Nicomachean Ethics he provides a guideline for how man can achieve such excellence. Aristotle writes in his work, “Now each function is completed well by being completed in accord with the virtue proper [to that kind of thing]. And so human good proves to be activity of the soul in accord with virtue, and indeed with…

exemplifies Aristotle’s concept about virtue ethics because of Kirk’s repetition of virtuous acts, including saving the alien planet, not killing khan, and sacrificing himself multiple times. In all of these acts, he had little to no vices, was able to distinguish what was right from wrong, had his appetites in line with reason, and did the right thing, making him the most virtuous character in Star Trek: Into Darkness. Spock best exemplifies Kantian ethics because he obeyed the law for the sake…

In Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle has an inner debate over this question creating many theories, but he ultimately comes to the conclusion that Eudaimonia is a goal that all humans should aim for. The best way to achieve this goal is through the characters of virtue. Eudaimonia is thought to mean happiness, but in this case it means to thrive or to flourish and it can be accomplished when a person attains happiness or success in all aspects of their life. During Aristotle’s lifetime all people are…

find our moral decisions, we need to use logical evidence and theories to decide if our ethics and morals will allow us to harm an innocent child to create more happiness in the lives of others and our own. There are many different theories of morality that we can use to make this ethical decision. In this paper, we will look at many of the options and see how they are structured. Utilitarianism, Virtue Ethics, and Kant’s moral theory will all be put to the test and a decision will need to be…

followed, and those would be the Common Good Approach, and the Fairness and Justice Approach, which were touched on earlier in this paper. Another ethical principle that shapes the communities in my ethical world is the Community Approach to Virtue Ethics. What this says is that “A person 's character traits are not developed in isolation, but within and by the communities to which he or she belongs, including family, church, school, and other private and public associations.” (Velasquez,…

In Christina Hoff Sommers’ article “Teaching the Virtues”, she begins describing an article she wrote where she condemns the manner in which American colleges teach ethics. Sommers emphasizes that higher educational institutions neglect teaching students about private morality and are too focused on teaching social policy, which in turns “.... gives students the wrong ideas about ethics.” She argues that we must deal with both of them. Although her colleague disagrees and disapproves of Sommers…

boils down to one’s own ethics. There are different forms/views of ethics, such as: consequentialism, duty-based, situation based and virtue ethics. I believe virtue ethics have the biggest impact/correlation to healthcare rights for women. “Virtue ethics is person rather than action based: it looks at the virtue or moral character of the person carrying out an action, rather than at ethical duties and rules, or the consequences of particular actions” (BBC). Virtue ethics would encourage people…

Virtue Ethics or Virtue Theory is an approach to ethics with the basis of an individual’s character as the main element of ethical thinking. “Character is virtue in action.”1 Deontological ethics or deontology is an approach that focuses on the right or wrong of actions and the consequences of those actions. Utilitarian ethics or Utilitarianism approaches ethics through the moral worth of an action which is solely determined by its contribution to overall utility in maximizing happiness or…

In the Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle argues that happiness is the ultimate good that we strive to attain. He begins by reasoning that either we desire each good for the sake of another, that is, every good is but means to achieve another good, or that we desire at least one good for its own sake and for this good alone we desire others. He refutes the first claim of the premise by stating that, ‘if we choose everything for the sake of something else”, consequently, “the result will lead to a…