PHI 1370 Midterm: PHI MIDTERM 1
16 Oct 2015
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7) explain the moral theory known as virtue ethics. The moral theory of virtue ethics is that the more virtuous as a person you are, the more right you can be. By attaining the characteristics of a virtuous person (such as honesty, generosity, courage, compassion), it will lead you to do the right thing. With this theory, the virtuous person does not need any guidelines or rules to act on since their virtue speaks for them. In order to achieve this, one would require education, training and practice. Becoming virtuous is something people can work on but comes easier for some. Its fundamental idea is that a person who has acquired the proper set of disposition will do what is right when faced with a situation involving moral choice. Therefore, virtue ethics does not involve invoking principles ior rules to guide action. If a persons character is good then so will the persons choices and actions be good.
