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Lesson 9 Virtue Ethics

Virtue ethics emphasizes the importance of character and virtues in moral philosophy, focusing on developing good habits and avoiding vices. It advocates for moral education to cultivate virtuous behavior, suggesting that right actions are those performed by a virtuous person. Aristotle highlights that character is formed through habituation, with virtues categorized into moral and theological types.

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Lesson 9 Virtue Ethics

Virtue ethics emphasizes the importance of character and virtues in moral philosophy, focusing on developing good habits and avoiding vices. It advocates for moral education to cultivate virtuous behavior, suggesting that right actions are those performed by a virtuous person. Aristotle highlights that character is formed through habituation, with virtues categorized into moral and theological types.

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Virtue ethics is a broad term for theories

that emphasize the role of character and


virtue in moral philosophy rather than
either doing one’s duty (deontology) or
acting in order to bring about good
consequences (teleology).

A virtue ethicist is likely to give you this


kind of moral advice: “Act as a virtuous
person would act in your situation.”
Virtue Ethics as a moral system, places
emphasis on developing good habits of
character, like kindness and generosity, and
avoiding bad character traits, or vices, such as
greed or hatred.

Virtue-based theories give importance to moral


education which molds individuals to habitually
act in a virtuous manner.

Focusing on the character of the agent, virtue


ethics describes right actions as those chosen
and performed by a suitably virtuous person.
Virtue as Habit
VIRTUE should be understood in the sense of
human flourishing.
This flourishing is attained by the
habitual practice of moral and intellectual
excellences or 'virtues’.

Aristotle said your Character is developed


through HABITUATION.
Moral virtue is an expression of
character, formed by habits reflecting
repeated choices.
► A habit is a "hard to eradicate" quality

2 Types of Virtues

Moral – Prudence (wisdom), Fortitude


(courage), Temperance (moderation) and
Justice

Theological – The virtues of Faith, Hope,


Charity and Love.

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