Evaluation Flashcards
Virtues can clash ….(-ve)
No guidance on which virtue should prevail in situations where the virtues clash. For example honesty vs kindness
Susan wolf (-ve)
She believed that if we were all virtuous there would be no variety. Need -ve to appreciate the +ve
Immoral actions (-ve)
The process can be incorrectly used to perform immoral actions
Male-orientated (-ve)
Aristotle only promoted male-orientated virtues
Few guidelines (-ve)
Difficult to apply as few guidelines apart from be virtuous
Anthropocentic (-ve)
Humans put first
Secular (+ve)
Can be used as a secular system of morality - an atheist can see Jesus as a phromios without acknowledging he is the son of God
Religious compatibility (+ve)
Principles are compatible with religious belief
Logical (+ve)
Focuses on traits that help society prosper
Flexible (+ve)
Each virtue to the right degree depending on the circumstances