Nicomachean Ethics on Moral Virtue Aristotle believes that virtue‚ or excellence‚ can be distinguished into two different types. One being intellectual virtue‚ and the other being moral virtue. Aristotle encompasses intellectual virtue as being philosophical wisdom‚ understanding and practical wisdom. He considers moral virtue to be of liberality and temperance. Aristotle distinguishes between the two types using his previous argument about the irrational element. Aristotle shows that the irrational
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the locus of right and wrong solely on the outcomes (consequences) of choosing one action/policy over other actions/policies. As such‚ it moves beyond the scope of one’s own interests and takes into account the interests of others. Normatively‚ care ethics seeks to maintain relationships by contextualizing and promoting the well-being of care-givers and care-receivers in a network of social relations. Utilitarianism is the general need and joy and agony for each one of the individuals who are concerned
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The principles surrounding ethics involve health care professionals analysing problems they face and decide if an action or practice is deemed right or wrong. Health care professionals must always ensure they work within ethical principles highlighted within their profession (HCPC‚ 2016). Virtue ethics is a frame work which focuses upon the character of the person rather than the rightness of their actions (Pozgar‚ 2010). Deontology states the rightness of something is based on actions used to reach
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modern man’s conception of morality. In fact‚ the last several decades in America have witnessed the championing of individual autonomy‚ often at the expense of longstanding tradition. America’s disturbing trend has many great thinkers rolling in their graves. One of these thinkers‚ Aristotle‚ wrote extensively about the importance of human virtue and its relationship to politics. After outlining the Greek philosopher’s view of man’s final end‚ I argue that‚ for Aristotle‚ ethics is necessarily related
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how it differs from modern theories of justice). Of the four “Negative Evaluations” of Virtue Ethics (see handout)‚ which do you think is the most serious? Why? Which theory – virtue ethics‚ utilitarianism‚ Kantian morality -- in your view‚ is the most convincing (you must select one)? Why? [20 marks] • Note: the most convincing answers are those that explain the main tenets the theory (e.g. Kantian morality: principle of ends in themselves‚ good will‚ worthy of happiness‚ etc). The Aristotelean
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and week 6. Paper must be between 2 and 3 pages (excluding cover page‚ annexes‚ and reference page). Cultural Relativism Theory Cultural Relativism Theory is morality that differs in every society‚ and is a convenient term for socially approved habits. It is also the oldest philosophical theory that speaks about the nature of morality. Cultural relativism theory claims that different cultures have different moral codes and nothing is there or an objective standard that can judge a society’s moral
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Analyse the key features of Virtue Ethics Virtue ethics is a custom which goes back to Plato and Aristotle; it is also known as aretaic ethics‚ from the Greek word arête meaning excellence or virtue. There are a number of key features to virtue ethics‚ one of the most significant being that it is an agent-centered theory rather than act-centered theory. Therefore it asks the questions ‘What sort of person ought I to be?’ rather than ‘How ought I to act’. The concept does not focus on actions being
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’Virtue ethics is of little use when dealing with practical ethics’. It’s argued that virtue ethics is of little use when dealing with practical ethics. Virtue ethics doesn’t focus on actions being right or wrong‚ but on how to be a good person. Virtue ethics raises three questions - who am I?‚ who do I ought to become?‚ and lastly‚ how do I get there? Then there is practical ethics describes situations where an action is needed. Virtue ethics goes back to Plato and Aristotle. Plato’s moral
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Morality and Ethics (Exxon Case) As two members of our group are children of sea captains‚ the case of Exxon Valdez oil spill was extremely interesting for our team. It demonstrates that irresponsible behavior of people can lead to the most devastating human-caused environmental disasters of the past century. Multiple factors have been identified as contributing to the incident. In our group’s opinion‚ the most important are: the captain was drunk being on duty‚ the third mate failed to properly
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Compare and Contrast Reinforcement Approaches There are many theories as to how to reinforce or change behavior. This paper will compare two of the theories‚ and will discuss which one is better. According to Skinner‚ one way of reinforcing behavior is through operant conditioning. In this type of reinforcement‚ a positive or negative stimulus is introduced in the environment to a given response to reinforce the action. For example‚ if a child cleans his room‚ he is given his allowance; otherwise
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