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Strengths Weaknesses Happiness x2013 Virtue Ethics brings happiness for individuals and society Ben Franklin was a Utilitarian but thought that the way to achieve the greater good was virtu. Hurt Locker. and . Zero Dark Thirty. :. Virtue Ethics and the War on Terror. Zero Dark Thirty. : The Controversy. ZDT was criticized by many for seeming to portray “enhanced interrogation” as crucial to the killing of Bin Laden. 1 (e.g. pleasure or knowledge) good or bad-normative ethics of behavior studies what makesactions (e.g. murder/charity) right or wrong-virtue ethics studies what makes the character traits of people ( Definition of Morality and Ethics. Fields in Ethics. descriptive, normative, metaethics. Other Normative Disciplines. law, religion, etiquette. Domains of Moral Assessment. act, consequences, character, motive. ETHICS BOWL. STARTER QUESTION. Think of someone who you think of as . a good person. .. It could be a family member, friend, someone famous – anyone!. Q: What . makes. this person good?. List the . How are sports and virtues related?. Is it safe to say that once you exude negative behaviors, you can never be a virtuous person?. Are those athletes seen as faking a foul or “flopping” seen as virtuous people?. Themes in Ethics and Epistemology. Shane Ryan. s.g.ryan@sms.ed.ac.uk. 09/10/13. Topic. What is virtue ethics?. Structure. 1. The Motivation for Virtue Ethics. 2. Virtue Ethics: historical background. Starter – reminder of the doctrine of the mean, vice, virtues and deficiencies. Ext – A few examples. HWK – Michael . Slote. article. LO s . To deepen understanding of the traditional formulation of virtue ethics including . 1 (e.g. pleasure or -normative ethics of behavior studies what makes -virtue ethics studies what virtuous or vicious A. What is Virtue Ethics?A. What is Virtue Ethics?3. A different explwrong given Virtue vs. Impurity. “The moral excellence evident in my life as I consistently do what is right.”. Showing integrity by making good choices in every situation. . Virtues" are attitudes, dispositions, or character traits that enable us to be and to act in ways that develop this potential. They enable us to pursue the ideals we have adopted. Honesty, courage, compassion, generosity, fidelity, integrity, fairness, self-control, and prudence are all examples of virtues.. Figures and diagrams. Expression of emotion. Expression of emotion with no content. Expression of emotion. Expression of emotion with no content. Ethical judgments. Ethical . judgment . that is action-guiding. Student at Plato’s Academy. Tutor to Alexander the Great. Founded his own school later, the Lyceum. Agrees with Plato in some areas; also sharp disagreements. Interested in all areas of inquiry. Pioneered logic as a formal area of study. Good life Final end Rational. . Function Flourishing . . Eudaimonia. Virtues Doctrine of the mean Vices . 1. What are the vices for each of the following virtues? . Recap – The Virtues. moral agent. , rather than the . moral . act. . – CHARACTER BASED ETHICS. Deontological and teleological ethicists think that right . behaviour. comes before right character. Virtue theory puts this the other way round – right character comes before right . STARTER QUESTION. Think of someone who you think of as . a good person. .. It could be a family member, friend, someone famous – anyone!. Q: What . makes. this person good?. List the . qualities or character traits .