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Ethics Theme 1.2 Virtue Ethics - Coggle Diagram
Ethics Theme 1.2 Virtue Ethics
Beatitudes ~ beautiful attitudes
Jesus' sermon on the mount
encouraged positive transformations of the inner character (modesty, charity, brotherly love). Highlighted 8 virtues
Mourning, Meek, Pure of heart
The goal in life is to achieve
eudemoniea
Eudamonia ~ happiness
Only achieved through cultivation of virtues
Aristotle created the 12 moral virtues that can be cultivated through habit and practice
Virtue
Courage, Sincerity, Wittiness, Right ambition
Doctrine of the mean ~ shows we have the potential to develop
Deficiency
Cowardice, Sarcasm, Boorishness, Under ambition
Excess
Rashness, Boastfulness, Buffoonery, Over ambition
Virtues are 'others regarding'. Develops a character that responds best to others and
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builds an ideal community.
VE does not fall within teleological or cosmological categories due to its focus on the characteristics of a person
Lacks focus, on real behaviour in relation to real life situations .
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more guidance is needed if it is to be an effective moral system
Too individualistic because it deals primarily with the individual and so is not practical for society as a whole