PHL 302 : study guide
5 May 2011
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Deontology: actions are morally justified that are performed out of a sense of duty. Actions that accord with universalizable maxims, e. g. , never lie", are morally justifiable: this week we will take a brief look at another moral theory: virtue ethics. www. notesolution. com. Is it an anomaly or a typical action? www. notesolution. com. 5: on virtue ethics, the locus of moral assessment is a person"s character. Only actions that can be determined to be a product of the right kind of character can be considered morally praiseworthy. We must be able to interpret the action as in some way being the product of a virtuous character (evidenced by a virtuous pattern of behaviour), whatever virtuous means. This is why the theory is called virtue ethics". www. notesolution. com. 6: as a case in point, consider the following example: Mary and jacob both earn the same annual salary: fifty- thousand dollars.
