Chap 2 - Virtue Ethics Flashcards
It is originated in ancient Greece and has been associated with Greeks, most notably Plato and Aristotle
Virtue Ethics
Here, moral conduct is not determined by universal code of conduct or an outcome of a specific action but by specific personal traits that guarantee the right choice in front of moral dilemmas.
Virtue Ethics
Is determined by character which refers to virtues, inclinations ,and intentions that dispose of a person to be ready to act ethically
Ethical Value
It builds a substantive moral foundation for one’s action
Character
It is a person that has imbibed emotional, intellectual, moral, and social virtues to achieve the self-discipline to do what is right and good.
Strong Character
It is a person that finds himself doing the wrong things and doing what is harmful to him and makes excuses for all his actions
Weak Character
Refers to excellence in character
Virtue
Are thought of as purposive dispositions and character traits that are developed throughout life. This are praiseworthy traits of human character.
Virtues
Schools, social institutions and families help to shape a person’s?
Moral Character
It is believed that the person can grow into a compassionate, humble, courageous healthcare professional with integrity
Personality
Purity and holiness have religious overtones but there are embodied in the Hippocratic oath.
Professional Virtues
According to Plato the four classical Greek virtues which are found to be praiseworthy are:
Justice, Temperance, Courage, and Wisdom.
These virtues enable the nurse to be firm in facing adversity, and toughness of character, to be kind and optimistic, and to experience great joy in serving
Justice, Temperance, Courage, and Wisdom.
Secular Virtues
Justice, Temperance, Courage, and Wisdom.
Roman catholic tend to affirm both Greek and Christian virtues thus having a full list of seven virtues
Prudence, justice, temperance, fortitude, faith, hope, love
Protestants, being more prone to see tension between the Greeks and Christians often limit their list to the three pauline virtues such as
Faith, Hope, Love
Has its foundation in Aristotle’s approach to virtue ethics with a proposed path to moral ground adapted from the Eightfold path of Buddhism
The Moral Ground Model
The model implies that as nurses go about in their day-to-day activities they are aware that this routine may give them dissatisfaction from their profession.
The Moral Ground Model
Translated as wisdom, this is the ability to think well about the nature of the world and it involves careful deliberation of universal truths.
Insight (Sophia)
Is sometimes translated as prudence, it is the capability to consider the mode of action in order to deliver change especially to enhance the quality of life. Involves one’s insight.
Practical Wisdom (Phronesis)
Morality is achieved through this. It is facilitated by insight, practical wisdom and evenness of emotional states.
Choice (Prohairesis)
It embodies personal and professional excellence in nursing which is characterized as active happiness and well-being that is consistent with an enlightening awareness of the causes of moral suffering as well as awareness of the sacredness of the day-to-day moral nature of nurses work.
Goal or Telos
Refers to the obligation of a person to be faithful to agreements, responsibilities and commitments that he has made to himself and to others. It is the main principle that supports the concept of accountability of nurses and other professionals.
Fidelity
Being fair and just in character and behavior, not cheating or stealing free of deceit. This is synonymous with sincerity, integrity, truthfulness, uprightness and just.
Honesty
This is defined as being modest in dealings, unpretentious, with simplicity and submissive. Nurses are known for this virtue as they perform their role as a member of the healthcare team.
Humility
This is showing differential esteem felt or shown toward a person. Nurses not only show this virtue to the patients but to other members of the health team community and society or in any setting that she is involved.
Respect
This is a virtue that is important for the nurse because this enables her to serve others selflessly.
Compassion
This is described as acting with cautiousness, with foresight and with discretion. A nurse is expected to be like this in all that she does, especially in the performance of her duty.
Prudence
This is the ability to disregard fear and acting out once convictions and beliefs.
Courage
It holds that the identification and development of noble human traits help in determining both the instrumental and intrinsic value of ethical interactions
Individual Character Ethics
The identification and development of reflective practitioner noble traits at work such as creativity, honesty, loyalty, honor, trustworthiness, civility, dependability, shared work pride, empathy, etc which determine the intrinsic and instrumental ethical quality of work life.
Work Character Ethics
Holds that self-regulation, loyalty, impartial judgments, altruism, truthfulness, public service, determine the intrinsic and instrumental ethical quality of an individual associated with communities.
Professional Character Ethics
