PHIL 1180 Chapter 10: Character Ethics: Virtue, Vice, and th Environment
3 Nov 2016
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Textbook ch 10 - character ethics: virtue, vice and the. Virtue ethics: sorts of character traits we ought and ought not have. Henry david thoreau temperance and simplicity are conductive to happiness because they foster an uncluttered life and mind leads to focusing on things that have real and lasting value (beauty, nature, justice, and friendship). Aldo leopold links between character and activity. proper treatment of the environment is only possible when we gain an appropriate perspective on it and cultivate love and respect towards it. Rachel carson cultivating virtue is central to appreciating the value and beauty of the natural world. wonder is main envm virtue because wonder and humility are wholesome emotions and do not exist side-by-side with lust for destruction. Thomas hill indispensability of envm character ethics bc environmentally problematic activities often have features that are not fully captured by consequentialists or deontological evaluation. something troubling that goes beyond actions and outcomes.
