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    theories that shed light on how we should approach certain situations and how to go about our lives. The ones we have gone over are ethical egoism, utilitarianism, deontology, and virtue ethics. While they make interesting points, they have several holes that makes them illogical to use in reality, except of course, virtue ethics. A philosopher by the name of Aristotle argued that instead of trying to find out what is the right thing to do in a specific situation, you must ask oneself what type…

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    principles of values and virtues. Interchangeably, these principles are often confused and used in the incorrect context without proper understanding. Values are subjective norms that are culturally accepted by people. Whereas virtues are objective inherent qualities that make up a certain culture or society. For example, a person may value material things such as a house or a car, but possesses the virtue of kindness among his/her peers. Examining the differences between values and virtues will…

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    The Path to Virtue “As humanity perfects itself, man becomes degraded. When everything is reduced to the mere counter-balancing of economic interests, what room will there be for virtue? -Gustave Flaubert. In eighteenth century France the government and upper class were becoming irrational by keeping old traditions and customs. Living by divine right promoted prejudice against the lower class while also destroying the country and slowing humanity down. Men had forgotten morality and in place…

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    Virtue ethics stresses that to live a happy and virtuous life one must display and act in accordance to certain virtues, among which may include: Gentleness (concern for others), Truthfulness, and Justice. We then set up the scenario based on these virtues; one in Luke approaches the situation from his professional community (work, coworkers) point of view and the other where Luke approaches from Owen’s point of view. If Luke decides to use the virtues he has set for himself…

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    moderation in virtues, and high mindedness. In the opening sections of the excerpt, Aristotle demonstrates that the overarching way to become ethical is through being good, happy, and reasonable. He first claims that every art strives to aim to be good, and that the sake of mastering an art is what people aim for.…

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    Goodness: Virtue thus came to mean, not moral goodness in itself considered, but goodness militant and triumphant. Virtue then, in its more usual sense at the present time, denotes conduct in accordance with the right, or with the fitness of things, on the part of one who has the power to do otherwise. But in this sense there are few, if any, perfectly virtuous men. There are criterions to recognize cardinal virtues: there are fitnesses and duties appertaining, first, to one's own being, nature,…

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    If I were a virtue ethicist my actions wouldn’t necessarily be out of decision. Making a decision may lead to an obligation or duty, as a virtue ethicist I have no obligation to perform a good, or just actions. As Aristotle states, “He seeks and choses the mean, not the absolute mean, but the mean considered relevant to ourselves.” Meaning that I’d simply act out of habit and choose the mean between deficiency and excess. An example would be if I were given the opportunity to help someone on a…

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    Having critical analysed Alasdair MacIntyre’s thought provoking and in depth article entitled “Is Patriotism a Virtue?” it can be noted there are many factors that need to be taken into consideration in order to view patriotism as a virtue or the mutually opposed belief that patriotism is a vice. This comparative review of patriotism is based on moral foundations which influences one perspectives about the nature of patriotism. In this essay I hope to give a clear account of MacIntyre’s views in…

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    Aristotle’s virtue ethics are similar in that they both question one’s intentions when handling issues of morality. Virtue ethics asks that one looks within, while deontology asks that one looks towards rationality and duty. Respect for humanity is essential – deontology showing this respect through requiring that one never treat another as merely a means to an end, but in respect to their means and their existence as ends as well. Virtue ethics requires such respect by way of the definition of…

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    Aristotle’s Teachings of Habituations’ Importance in Virtues and the Good Countless discussions have stormed concerning what makes an action good and what constitutes being virtuous. A variety of different schools of thought attempt to explain where the good comes from; whether it is simply in human nature, if it stems from having strong religious faith, or if achieving the good is even obtainable. Aristotle proposes that even though humans have a tendency towards good character, a great deal…

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