PPT-MacIntyre and Anscombe: Two Modern Virtue Ethicists

Learning objective To know and understand the modern development of virtue ethics by Alasdair Macintyre Key question What is a virtue Key words Internal External Good will OVERview Modern ethical study has lost its way. INDUSTRIOUSNESS OCT. VIRTUE October Virtue: Industriousness Assiduousness, diligence, application, zealousness, laboriousness, indefatigability (try dividing that into syllables!), man of action, bus March 30, 2012 Ethicists ’ Registration , p. 1 Are Ethicists Any More Likely to Pay Their Registration Fees at Professional Meetings? Eric Schwitzgebel Department of Philosophy University of C . In 1981, Alasdair Macintyre (right) wrote a book called ‘After Virtue’ in which he argued that we should give serious consideration to Aristotle’s theory. . In his book, he traced the history of virtue ethics and tried to establish a system of virtue ethics for the modern age. . Starter – Disentanglement – identify the parts that are or might be . Aristotilean. .. Reading – Puzzle of Ethics p34-35. Higher Reading – . MacIntyre. p94. Bring this next lesson . LO s . To recap knowledge about the life and works of Aristotle. 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 . Thinking About Character. Lawrence Solum. September 2010. Outline. Two Antinomies. Virtue Ethics. Virtue Jurisprudence. Aretaic Theory of Judging. Rules & Equity. Dissolving the Antinomies. Implications for Judging. 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 . 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.. Why Statistics Can Be Wrong. Anscombe's quartet.  comprises four . datasets.  that have nearly identical simple statistical properties, yet appear very different when graphed.. Each dataset consists of eleven (. 481 27 information representation exercises. Message. Choosing a representation means deciding what aspects of a dataset are emphasized.. A well-chosen representation can make obvious answers to certain questions.. Michael Lacewing. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. (c) Michael Lacewing. The good. ‘What is the good for human beings?’ . What is it that we are aiming at?. What. would provide a successful, fulfilling, good life?. 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 . Research. Infographics. Communicating. Dissemination . Data Visualization vs. Infographics. Both attempt to faithfully represent the data. Different point of entry. Data visualization can happen at any stage, but infographics are a summary for after you have explored the data. Utilitarian and Virtue-based Ethics Based on Kernohan , A. (2012). Environmental ethics: An interactive introduction . Buffalo, NY: Broadview Press, Chapters 5 & 6. Prepared by D. G. Ross, Auburn University. Images copyright D. G. Ross, unless otherwise noted.