VIRTUE ETHICS Flashcards
Quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong
virtue
are good characteristics.
virtue
he or she exhibits plausible
characteristics all the time regardless of the situation.
virtuous person
allows a person to improve, to develop, beyond what has been imposed upon him or her by the society, ideologies, experiences, and trauma.
virtue
A moral system that places emphasis on developing good habits of character, and avoiding bad character traits.
virtue ethics
give importance to moral education which molds individuals to habitually act in virtuous manner.
virtue based theories
It emphasizes on developing good habits of character and avoiding bad character traits or vices.
virtue ethics
People are focused on developing their faculties (intellect, social, physical, moral, etc.)
virtue ethics
Virtues are the ________ traits that people praises you for.
“freely chosen”
People praise virtues because:
- Difficult to develop
- Corrective of natural deficiencies
- Beneficial both to self and society
Exhibited by a moral or virtuous person.
virtue ethics
A virtuous person is someone who
“__________” displays his virtues over time.
unfailingly
Socrates and Plato’s Moral Philosophy
theory of forms
form of the good
Everything in the material world is what it is by virtue of its resemblance, or participation in, this universal form or idea.
theory of forms
everything is independent of its surroundings because of its resemblance to the established universal definition of an idea.
theory of forms
Highest of all forms.
form of the good
he said “Those who comprehend good will
always do good”
plato
they said “Virtue is regarded as knowledge and can be taught.”
socrates and plato
The ultimate goal of human is
self realization
Achieving one’s natural purpose produces happiness, whereas inability to realize it leads to sadness, disappointment, frustration, and poor life.
happiness and virtue
Flourishing or self-realization is attainable by habitual practice of moral and intellectual excellences.
virtue as habit
through repetitive practices, goodness becomes part of us
virtue as habit
A _________, sees truly, judges rightly and acts morally.
virtuous person
Two Types of Virtue:
virtue of intellect
moral virtue
