Virtue Ethics - Part B

Question 0

One strength -encourages

Answer 0

• it encourages people to do good for their own sake, not reward
• what happens when to virtues need to be developed, what one do you chose?

Question 1

One strength -rules

Answer 1

• virtue theory does not just give us rules to live by! it looks at the fundamental issues of being human. It provides an alternate modal for moral philosophy
• however, Robert Louden argued that a virtue theory does not give specific answers to moral dilemmas. What should a virtuous person do when faced with euthanasia

Question 2

One strength - happier life

Answer 2

• virtue ethics leads to a happier life - something valued by everyone
• Susan Wolf argues that we need negative things to inspire positive thinking + actions, if there is no negative, no positive can be inspired.