PPT-Virtue

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 selfcontrol and prudence are all examples of virtues. Virtues. Seven Contrary Virtues. Humility. Generosity. Kindness. Chastity. Patience. Temperance. Diligence. Seven Contrary Virtues. Practicing these virtues is supposed to . protect one against temptation. 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 ( 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. 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. 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. 2 Corinthians 8:9. For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.. What is grace?. Good done to others who do not deserve it.. 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 . The Mind of the School. From The Nichomachean Ethics . “It is no easy task to be good…. any one can get angry- that is easy- or give or spend money; but to do this to the right person, to the right extent, at the right time, with the right motive, and in the right way..is not easy”. 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 Aristotle’s Function Argument. To be good is to function well.. The function of something is whatever distinguishes it from other things. . Humans are distinguished from other things by our ability to act rationally.. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. © 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. 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. 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 . better and more active men if we believe it right to look for what we don