Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics The philosophy of virtue ethics‚ which primarily deals with the ways in which a person should live‚ has puzzled philosophers from the beginning of time. There are many contrasting interpretations regarding how one should live his or her life in the best way possible. It is in my opinion that the Greeks‚ especially Aristotle‚ have exhibited the most logical explanation of how to live the "good life". The following paper will attempt to offer a detailed understanding
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1. Why are Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle usually considered to be the founders of Western philosophical ethics? * Because it was their determination to base ethics on reason‚ rather than on superstition or authority‚ laid the foundation upon which virtually all philosophers who followed would base their ideas and theories about morality. 2. Why do many people consider Socrates to be a martyr for truth and integrity? * Socrates is considered by many to be a martyr for truth and integrity
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Essay Topic: Sweatshops/Child Labour Introductory Quote: "There is no beauty in the finest cloth if it makes hunger and unhappiness." - Mahatma Gandhi Thesis Statement: In underdeveloped nations‚ sweatshops may appear to improve economic growth and the lives of their workers‚ however‚ they have numerous negative repercussions on society. Controlling Idea #1: Ethical Workers aren’t given fair wages from their employer. In Bangladesh and India‚ the average sweatshop worker makes $2-$3 a day
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criticism of Virtue Ethics is that it doesn’t give clear guidance on how to act in specific circumstances. It cannot tell us what the law should be about abortion‚ euthanasia‚ pre-implantation genetic diagnosis etc. It gives no clear answer to questions such as ’Is the environment intrinsically valuable?’. The lack of moral rules or a method of addressing dilemmas is the main conceren here‚ but there is also uncertainty about how you decide on what the virtues are. Many critics say Virtue Ethics simply
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Virtue ethics is relative There are different opinions and views within virtue ethics as to which virtues to follow and‚ more importantly‚ what makes a "Virtuous person" the contrast in opinions demonstrates the relativism of Virtue ethics. The doctrine of the mean does not work in practice It seems perfect in theory but as the statement claims‚ it is difficult to work in practise. The main area of failure is when/ how we know when we’ve gone to either extreme? This judgement amongst subjective
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Child labour situation The National Child Labour survey‚1 conducted in 1996 by the Federal Bureau of Statistics‚ found 3.3 million of the 40 million children (in the 5-14 years age group) to be economically active2 on a full-time basis. Of the 3.3 million working children‚ 73 per cent (2.4 million) were boys and 27 per cent (0.9 million)‚ girls. Children’s contribution to work in rural areas is about eight times greater than in urban areas. The number of economically active children in the 10-14
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| CHILD LABOUR IN INDIA CHILD LABOUR(harish).pptx (Size: 2.57 MB / Downloads: 17) INTRODUCTION Child Labour‚ consisting of children below 14 years of age‚ is defined by the International Labour Organization (ILO) Child labour is a universal problem and as a citizen of India we must strive to take stern actions against child labour. Who Is a Child Labour? Children are the greatest gift to humanity and the same gift is being misused for personal gains as child labour.. person
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Virtue ethics is a concept that defines the role of virtue and character in the philosophy of morals. Virtue ethics does not mean that the human being should act in a good way towards others as if this was a duty to be accomplished or to behave in a good way to get a good quality or high quality consequences. The concept is more superior than this thought. The virtue ethics concept is built on the rule of acting like a virtuous individual might behave in the same situation or circumstance. The majority
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Virtue is the good moral quality that a person possesses. “Virtue ethics is currently one of three major approaches in normative ethics. It may‚ initially‚ be identified as the one that accentuates the virtues‚ or moral character‚ in contrast to the approach which accentuates obligations or rules (deontology) or that which accentuates the consequences of actions (consequentialism).” [ CITATION Ros12 \l 1033 ]. There have been many different theories of virtue that have come to play over the years
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had a few theories of ethics. Aristotle believed that one attains happiness by living a virtuous life and through the development of reason and the faculty of theoretical wisdom. He believed that moral virtue is a relative mean between extremes of excess and deficiency and in general the moral life is one of moderation in all things except virtue. He believed that virtuous acts require conscious choice and moral purpose or motivation. Finally‚ he believed that moral virtue cannot be achieved abstractly
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