33:522:334 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Virtue Ethics, Cultural Relativism, James Rachels
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Alisdair macintyre: in a capitalist society, virtues erode; they can"t exist long term (eventually their virtue becomes for money) Virtues change based upon the ideals of the market. The golden rule and the golden mean is not the same. The mean is something that sits between excess and deiciency: moral virtues and intellectual virtues. People do not have an excess/deiciency of moral virtues: the mind/body has 3 components. State of character : examples of aristotelean ethics. Generosity the mean between wastefulness and singiness. Content the mean between depressed and elated: a virtuous person is someone who is well-liked, the great stone face, servant based leadership. To insill trust with the people they are serving, lends a hand, provide tools, listens irst, focus on feasible accomplishments, etc. Stewardship someone responsible for some type of asset. Commitment to others people have an intrinsic value; they must be cared for as people, not as workers/producers/etc; to help people grow.