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VIRTUE ETHICSAN INTRODUCTION
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A GOOD PERSON
• WRITE DOWN AN EXAMPLE OF A GOOD PERSON – REAL/FANTASY/SOMEONE YOU KNOW
• WHAT IS IT THAT MAKES THEM GOOD?
• WHAT CHARACTER TRAITS DO THEY HAVE THAT ARE POSITIVE?
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A GOOD PERSON?
• ARE THEY TRULY A GOOD PERSON ?
• CAN ANY OF THESE GOOD CHARACTER TRAITS EVER BE BAD?
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KEY TERMS• TELOS – LITERALLY TRANSLATES AS END/PURPOSE. THIS THEORY IS
CONCERNED WITH HOW WE MOVE TOWARDS OUR PURPOSE AND BECOME BETTER PEOPLE OVER TIME
• EUDEMONIA – ‘HAPPINESS’ OR ‘FLOURISHING’ – THIS IS HUMANS TELOS
• VIRTUOUS – HAVING/SHOWING HIGH MORAL STANDARDS
• RELATIVE – WHAT IS MORAL CHANGES BETWEEN PEOPLE
• AGENT CENTRED – THE PERSONAL SITUATION TOGETHER WITH PERSONAL DESIRES AND GOALS IS USED TO CREATE MORAL DECISIONS
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ARETOLOGY• ARETE - EXCELLENCE, STRENGTH, VIRTUE
• ARETAIC ETHICS - STRENGTH-CENTRED ETHICS
• EMPHASIZES VIRTUES (STRENGTHS) AND VICES (WEAKNESSES) OF CHARACTER
• NOT “WHAT SHOULD I DO?” (BOTH DEONTOLOGY AND TELEOLOGY) BUT
“WHAT KIND OF PERSON SHOULD I BE?”
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EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY
• WHAT IS GOOD/MORAL IS TO WALK THE MIDDLE PATH BETWEEN EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY.
• YOU ARE TO CREATE A POSTER AROUND EXAMPLES OF THESE – WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO DO SOMETHING IN EXCESS OR DEFICIENCY? EXAMPLES IN WESTERN CULTURE? RELIGION? CELEBRITIES? ETC.