When it comes to voting‚ Consequentialists and Virtue Ethicists have different opinions on what an individual should do. Among the various motivations for voting‚ one is that your individual vote can make a difference in an election. Consequentialists argue that the probability of this is so slim and because of that‚ a person does not have a moral responsibility to cast a vote come election time. Consequentialists focus on optimizing the overall results of an action and argue that one vote will not
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differences between Hume’s ’natural’ and ’artificial’ virtues. I will first give Hume’s explanation of why there is a need for a distinction or classification of virtues‚ and the basis on which he makes the distinction‚ before describing the two categories and their criteria. I will look at the problems with Hume’s account of the distinction‚ particularly justice. Finally I will describe how the various problems cast doubt on Hume’s distinction. Hume’s Virtues and the need to distinguish In discussing the
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Aristotle originally introduced virtue Ethics to society in ancient Greek times. Virtue Ethics tells us that we should look at the character of the person instead of the actions or duties a person performs. Instead of concentrating on what is the right thing to do‚ virtue ethics asks how you can be a better person. Aristotle claims that leading a virtuous life is easy‚ and those who do‚ do so to be happy. Happiness is the ultimate goal for everyone in life. To become a better person‚ you must practice
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7 Core Army Values negative views on the issue. Another army value which is next is respect. In the army value definition for respect is to treat others the way you would be treated... Premium Seven Army Values In The Acronym ‘Ldrship’ moral standing. These 7 Army Values however reach FAR beyond the military. Too many people fail to realize the importance these values have on the way that one is... Premium Army Values bad mosquitoes‚ and
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not understand was why he could not do what he thought was right and avoid doing what he thought was wrong. Therefore he made a list with thirteen virtues that he believed were “necessary and desirable” to improve himself. The intention was for him to “acquire the habitude of all these virtues‚”fixing one flaw at a time. Today‚ I see some of these virtues within me‚ and they indeed help improve my life. Industry in Franklin’s interpretation means “lose no time‚ be employed in something useful.” What
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Plato’s approach to virtue is strongly related to SocratesEserious dilemma: how can we ever learn what we do not know? There may be two alternatives for this question’s answer: we already know what we are looking for‚ in which case we don’t need to look‚ or we don’t know what we’re looking for‚ in which case we wouldn’t recognize it if we found it. As it is impossible to learn anything‚ Socrates proposed that it is significant to acknowledge that we already know what we need to know. This is Plato’s
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built this device‚ and even less people consider the virtues that engineer learned in their undergraduate degree. Consider the outcomes of this scenario if the person who built that device was not a virtuous human being. Virtue ethics is a branch of philosophy which seeks to answer the question of what kind of person one should be. It was originally proposed by Aristotle who argued that all things have a purpose in this world‚
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When we talk about whether or not a person is ethically right‚ we can look at the actions that he or she may partake in. These actions maybe studied in different situations such as the one that we were told to evaluate. While leaving the grocery store‚ one witnesses an old man struggling with his oxygen tank. Without thinking‚ you lift the tank and help the elderly man. This action is a kind gesture‚ but would we consider this a moral act? One could analyze this situation with two different ethical
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Can virtue be taught? Or is it something that we have innately? “At the right times‚ about the right things‚ towards the right people‚ for the right end‚ and in the right way‚ is the intermediate and best condition‚ and this is proper to virtue." This is a quote from Socrates defining virtue. “This is not simply splitting the difference between two extremes. For example‚ generosity is a virtue between the two extremes of miserliness and being profligate. Further examples include: courage between
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Tiffany Russell 1/27/13 Consequentialism‚ Deontology‚ and Virtue Ethics The philosophies of consequentialism‚ deontology‚ and virtue ethics are guidelines for decision making that utilize very different theories of how an ethical dilemma should be approached. Consequentialism is a philosophy that asks whether or not the end justifies the means. “In other words‚ an act and therefore a decision is ethical if its favorable consequences outweigh its negative consequences” (Brooks‚ 2007‚ p. 329)
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