Virtue ethics is a theory used to make moral decisions. It does not rely on religion‚ society or culture; it only depends on the individuals themselves. Aristotle is the main philosopher of Virtue Ethic. Aristotle’s writings have been read more or less continuously since ancient times‚ and his ethical treatises continue to influence philosophers working today. Virtue‚ according to Aristotle‚ is equivalent to excellence (Hutchinson‚ 41). A man has virtue as a guitarist‚ for instance‚ if he plays
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Virtue Ethics asks the decision maker how the people affected by the decision can achieve happiness. This value states that there is no formula to find a correct decision‚ but the decision maker should consider what behaviors their virtues require in the situation and what impact their behaviors will have on their virtues. Luke must make a decision based on whether telling his brother about the development or keeping the information confidential will uphold his virtues and ensure the
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Virtue and Fortune in Machiavelli’s The Prince Throughout The Prince‚ Machiavelli outlines the characteristics needed to be a strong and admirable leader. He explains that personal characteristics such as courage and compassion‚ both being aspects of virtue‚ will earn him praise. However‚ he feels that this expectation is unrealistic and a prince’s first job is to protect the state‚ and having “bad” characteristics is sometimes necessary to reach that goal. That being said‚ in order to protect the
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Line of Duty Death On December 23‚ 2011‚ firefighter James Rice passed away while battling a three-alarm fire. It has been said that his cause of death was due to breathing in “toxic fumes”‚ while he was wearing a breathing mask. We are still waiting for the state medical examiner to release the final report on how Rice passed away. Though we are unsure of his death it has been confirmed that an electrical problem sparked the blaze. Residents at the scene said a malfunctioning fuse on the second-floor
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At the beginning of Meno Socrates and Meno are discussing what they think the true definition of virtue is. They debate over this matter for quite some time and Meno continues to throw definitions‚ of what he thinks virtue is‚ at Socrates. It seems like every time Meno would come up with what he thought virtue was Socrates would shoot it down. Socrates would not come out and say this is not right‚ he would merely ask him a series of questions in order for Meno to realize it on his own. One after
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There are various theories of ethics‚ like deontology‚ utilitarianism‚ casuist and virtue just to name a few. The theory of virtue is quite interesting; it is a theory that according to Principles and Theories (2002‚ February 17) Retrieved September 29‚ 2015‚ is based on judging a person’s character rather than their actions. The theory of virtue is different from other theories in the sense that it is the only one that judges upon character so traits such as integrity‚ kindness‚ honesty‚ morality
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Introduction As individuals‚ Americans may desire to come to the aide of those in need out of the goodness of their hearts‚ but they are not legally obligated to do so. Traditionally‚ under American law‚ no general duty to rescue those in financial trouble is imposed on us. There may be a morale duty to rescue those in trouble‚ but the law leaves that to the individual and their conscience. So why are so many citizens looking to the government for help with today’s economic situation? Only people can have
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RECRUITMENT PROFILE Profile: Human Resources Major Duties and Responsibilities 1. Responsible for the interpretation and application of the Staff Rules‚ regulations and procedures ensuring uniform application in accordance with guidelines from Headquarters. 2. Provides advice to staff members on specific entitlements‚ taking action locally as appropriate‚ or submitting recommendations for exceptions to DHRM; 3. Ascertains human resource requirements for the office ensuring the timely advertisement
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Additional Duties of the Phlebotomist Chapter 16 Additional Duties of the Phlebotomist providing instructions and materials for specimen collection Collecting throat and nasopharyngeal swabs Performing sweat electrolyte collection Assisting physicians in bone marrow aspiration Interviewing blood donors Blood donor collection Transporting/receiving non-blood samples Delivery of samples to appropriate sections/shipment to reference lab Use of laboratory information system Patient Instruction
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health care professionals analysing problems they face and decide if an action or practice is deemed right or wrong. Health care professionals must always ensure they work within ethical principles highlighted within their profession (HCPC‚ 2016). Virtue ethics is a frame work which focuses upon the character of the person rather than the rightness of their actions (Pozgar‚ 2010). Deontology states the rightness of something is based on actions used to reach the point rather than result (Johnstone
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