Virtue ethics

by Aristotle, Virtue Ethics does not look at an action (what we do), in and of itself; instead, it studies whether the person acting is good and in what ways (who we are). It is only through our disposition for virtue that we can achieve eudaimonia - happiness. It is important to remember that in Virtue Ethics a person can do the right thing with the wrong motives and not be considered virtuous. Aristotle believed that virtues were the highest qualities of humanity. Virtues ethics doesn't focus…

How to be a great Electrical Engineer --- Analysis on virtue ethics of Electrical Engineers With increasing demands of new technologies, engineers have an essential role in human’s life nowadays. Mechanical engineers, chemical engineers and many other types of engineers are trying their best to bring the best and safest technologies to human society. Among these varieties of engineers, electrical engineers play an important role in numerous fields. An electrical engineer has varieties of skills…

Virtue ethics is based on an individual’s character to do the right action that a virtuous person would do in the same situation. Virtue ethics is more person based rather than action based. Therefore, what are moral abilities? A moral ability is those abilities which shape our personal moral compass to discern the different between right and wrong pertaining to our conduct. There are four components to moral behavior. The first component being moral sensitivity; moral sensitivity is the…

While I recognize the utility of rule-based ethics, I generally prefer virtue ethics. One main reason I like virtue ethics is because of its emphasis on moral virtues as opposed to on consequences or duty/rules, like utilitarianism and deontology. Although deontology and utilitarianism can make room for virtues, virtue ethics distinguishes itself from them because "virtue is the primary moral category". So sometimes virtue ethics may come to the same conclusions as deontology or utilitarianism,…

nature is Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics, and this ethical system will be used throughout. If virtue, as defined by Aristotle, is whatever makes something an outstanding example of its kind, then this paper should be concerned with discovering what these virtues are for an engineer. Indeed, herein lies the answer to the questions posed above. To focus the inquiry, the questions shall be restated as: “What are the virtues necessary for an engineer and how can one cultivate such virtues?” Before…

Virtue ethics is a normative theory that keeps up that the concentration of profound quality is propensities, miens, and character attributes. Although, there is no agreed definition of virtue it is considered that one who is virtuous shows qualities, for example, courage, balance, liberality, pride, cordiality, genuineness, astuteness, fellowship…

There are many acrimonious debates about the ethics related to the practice of abortion. The movements of either being pro-choice or pro-life have complicated other issues such as monumental healthcare plans that affect every individual in the United States. At the core though, there is the ethical deliberation if abortion is right or wrong. A recent article from the Economist states that President Trump fully supports pro-life and intends to defund Planned Parenthood, which is the largest…

Though categorical imperative seem like an easy and sensible ethics guide to follow, there are circumstances where following the categorical imperative would prove to be either impossible…

detrimental, accomplished to get there. In this case, which is more important: the acts or the consequences? Deontology and virtue ethics are two ethical theories which primarily focus on the actions of a situation rather than the results. Although both theories are similar in the way that they focus on actions, they center around different ideologies. Deontology and virtue ethics are very significant in our society and can work for each other if they coexist when relating…

Virtue ethics is defined as a moral theory that puts an emphasis on virtue making it the central concern. Virtual ethics defines the character of man as to what exactly is morally correct or incorrect. In Lewis Vaughn’s “Doing Ethics” (P.139) he states that “a virtuous person would do or what moral exemplars such as Jesus or Buddha would do.” He also goes on to state that a virtuous person often is someone who chooses to live the good life, flourishes and chooses happiness (P.139). A virtuous…