Virtue Ethics Flashcards
(8 cards)
Who says” for we are enquiring not in order to know about what virtue is but in order to become good since otherwise our enquiry would be no use
Aristotle
Quote Aristotle in “nichomachean ethics”
We become builders by building, we learn to play the harp by playing the harp. In the same way we become just doing just acts
Quote G.E.Anscombe
In “modern moral philosophy” she says that “modern moral philosophy is misguided, asking if there can be any moral laws if there is no God”
Who says “virtue does not operate as a virtue when the ending is bad”
Phillipa foot
Quote Alastair macintyre
In after virtue he states “people now think and act as of emotivism were true “
“Any virtues which sustain the household and communities in which men and women seek for good together
How does Rosalind Hursthouse virtue ethics differ
Telling is how a person would not act but though showing how a virtuous person would think about a moral dilemma
Who says a virtue as being an “inner trait of disposition of the individual
Michael slote
Who criticises virtue ethics
Robert louden- doesn’t give any clear rules for action
