Virtue Ethics Flashcards

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virtue ethics

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virtue means something that has excellent functioning. for humans it means we act excellently. good actions are ones that have virtuous character traits

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doctrine of mean

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virtue is always a mean between two vices (excess and deficiency)
ex rashness (excess) –> bravery (mean) <– cowardice (deficiency)

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