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    If people would adhere to virtues the world would be a better place. Living a virtues life means following moral qualities. Not living a virtuous life can lead to: untrustworthiness‚ unfairness and alarm. People can avoid negative experiences by following proper protocol. The world would be a better place if people live by the following virtues sincerity‚ justice and tranquility. Sincerity is a moral quality that people should live by. The virtue sincerity teaches humans to be real and true. People

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    Kant And Utilitarianism

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    have argued for virtue ethics‚ saying good ethics in not rules‚ rights and responsibilities‚ but is depending on character. Virtue ethics appreciates the person to do right thing‚ by exercising judgement‚ rather than by applying a universal set of rules. Virtue ethics is closely linked with universalism. However‚ that persons guided by virtue ethics are more morally reliable than those who simply follow the rules but fail to inspect‚ strengthen and preserve their own personal virtues is a part of the

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    Science VS Ethics ‘The more science advances‚ the more religion will decline.’ To what extent do you agree? (2008) ‘Science and religion will always conflict.’ Discuss. (2002) Should scientific research be dictated by ethical concerns? Do moral standards impede the progress of science? ‘Science cannot stop while ethics catches up.’ (Elvin Stackman) What is your view? Do moral judgements compromise the true spirit of scientific inquiry? Studies of scientists’ belief in God

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    Seven Virtues versus Seven Sins Virtues are character strengths consistently applied to moral decision making. They show positive patterns of behavior. However‚ vices are negative patterns of behavior‚ often harmful to one’s self or others. The seven virtues are faith‚ hope‚ charity‚ prudence‚ justice‚ fortitude‚ and temperance. The seven deadly sins are pride‚ envy‚ gluttony‚ lust‚ wrath‚ greed‚ and sloth. Practicing one virtue can protect one from the temptation to perform an act which is sinful

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    would agree with the magistrate’s decision on framing the innocent man. The reason behind this agreement is that since the one man being killed is saving lives and saving chaos it makes it ethical‚ from a utilitarian standpoint. According to utilitarianism one must consider the consequences of a certain action. So in this case the magistrate must weigh the pros and cons of the decision to execute this man. The magistrate must be a utilitarian because he decided to kill the innocent man in an attempt

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    OBJECTIONS TO UTIILITARIANISM SECTION (1) INTRODUCTION We noted‚ last week‚ that UTILITARIANISM is a version of CONSEQUENTIALISM in that it holds that the RIGHT action (in any given situation) is the action WHICH HAS THE WHICH HAS THE BEST CONSEQUENCES; CONSEQUENTIALIST ethical theories may be contrasted

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    extent do modern virtue ethics address the weaknesses of Aristotle’s teaching on virtues? (35) Virtue Ethics looks at a person’s good traits‚ known as ‘virtues’ and negative traits‚ known as ‘vices’; a person is considered to be a good person if they are virtuous and a morally bad person if they have developed lots of vices. Deontological and teleological ethicists argue that good or bad behaviour is far more important than a person’s good or bad characteristics whereas Virtue Theory argues

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    of Mill’s view‚ focusing mainly on the elements that will be relevant for Mill and Kant’s ethics‚ I will discuss that Mill and Kant has the common part on consciousness and reason. I will then turn to Mill’s claim that the central claim of utilitarianism is that an action’s rightness or wrongness derives from the extent to which it maximizes (or fails to maximize) happiness. I will argue Mill’s utilitarianism is considerably more plausible than it has been thought‚ once we interpret it from the first-person

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    of subjects ranging from science to politics and is widely recognized as one of the greatest philosophers of all time. One of his most important contributions to the study of humanities is his exploration and definition of moral virtue. In his book‚ The Nicomachean Ethics‚ Aristotle explains different views about the nature of life in order to allow the reader to find what the main function of life is and how to successfully perform that function. For example‚ Aristotle states in his first book

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    on new meaning. The ethics of military orders quickly become a problem when studying right and wrong. The problem ethics raise concerning military orders is solved using the theory of utilitarianism‚ and though opposed by ethical relativism‚ in this situation utilitarianism is the answer. The study of morality is called ethics. Morality is made up of the acceptable limits that the group “society” or individual has regarding good and evil and right and wrong. Ethics is one of the three divisions

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