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Virtue Ethics - Coggle Diagram
Virtue Ethics
Criticisms
an ethical system built on virtue under emphasises the consequences of an action and instead focuses on the mere style of an agent's conduct
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difficult to decide who is virtuous, as some good deeds have malicious intent or selfish motives
Virtue Ethics may seek to rationalise some awful actions, like murder
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What is it?
virtue theory is a theory that emphasises an individual's character rather than their specific actions
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presented by Aristotle who thought that everything - including humans - had a function and it was necessary to fulfill it
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Strengths
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rather than looking for rules, it focuses on what it fundamentally means to be human
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