Aristotle's Views On Virtue Ethics

Virtue ethics is an ethical theory where one evaluates if an action is morally right or wrong if it is in accord with the virtues or being excellent. If one is not already a virtuous person, they should discover what a virtuous person would do in his or her circumstances and fulfill that action. Aristotle argues that happiness is the highest good since we pursue it for its own sake, other things for the sake of it, and we do not pursue it for the sake of something else. He goes on to state that a person should strive for happiness by being a virtuous person.1 Based on the virtue ethics guidelines, I should not read all three sentence verbatim of my speech.

Beginning my speech, I should not say the first sentence, “Wow, I really wasn't sure