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Virtue Ethics Flashcards

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Teleology

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An ethic that gets what is good from the end that is achieved

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Deontology

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An ethic that uses rules that clarify that which is right and that which is wrong

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What did Aristotle see as the aim of everything?

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Eudaimonia (most closely translates as ‘flourishing’)

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What are the 2 kinds of flourishing that we need to have?

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We must have flourishing on both an individual and community scale

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3 types of pleasure (decreasing order in value)

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1) those who love contemplation (e.g. philosophers)
2) those who love honour (e.g. soldiers)
3) those whoo love pleasures (e.g. food and sex)

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Tripartite Soul

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1) Rational Soul (wisdom and calculation)
2) Perceptive Soul (pain, pleasure, desire)
3) Nutritive Soul (growth and metabolism)

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What separates humans from animals?

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Animals do not have the kind of yearning to develop their reason that humans do

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How can you develop practical wisdom?

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It is acquired through repetition and practice, until the virtue becomes habitual

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Moral Virtues

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This is the virtue whereby we develop good character through habit and the emulation of moral exemplars

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Analogy of the Archer

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A virtuous agent forms and exercises his virtue, just as an archer develops and exercises his archery

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5 Prime Virtues

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1) Prudence (practical wisdom)
2) Intuitive intelligence
3) Wisdom (theoretical wisdom)
4) Scientific knowledge
5) Technical skill

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VE is a X ethic not a Y ethic

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Agent centred, not action based

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2 kinds of aims

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Superior and Subordinate

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Superior aims

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Our final goals

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Subordinate aims

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What we must accomplish to achieve our Superior aims

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Prime virtues are innate but they can be cultivated through what?

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Through virtue

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4 Secondary virtues

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1) Resourcefulness
2) Understanding
3) Judgement
4) Cleverness

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Vice of excess

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Having too much of a virtue

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Vice of deficiency

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Having too little of a virtue

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Golden Mean

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The perfect point between excess and deficiency. this is dependent on the situation at hand.
Finding this can be aided by role models

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How does one find the Golden Mean?

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Using phronesis (practical wisdom)

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Anscombe’s development

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We should pursue virtue ethics because traditional deontological ethics have failed

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MacIntyre’s development

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  • Said that virtues clarify over time and are relative to culture (in response to VE being seen as too general)
  • Our telos is synonymous with that of the community so VE cannot support immoral acts
  • Virtues provide meaning to our life in a post-enlightenment world
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Foot’s development

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  • Narrows the definition of ‘virtue’ to ‘excellence of will’ so VE cannot support immoral actions as well as ensuring self-development as a motive for action
  • WE should seek virtues for moral development because virtues act as ‘correctives’ to vice
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Slote's development
- Motive is important as well as action. Thus, immoral actions cannot be defended by VE
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Hursthouse's development
VE isn't hard to apply. It is about cultural development and so there cannot be any fixed answers
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Is life sacred?
Yes | Life is an opportunity to experience human flourishing
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When does life begin?
When rationality is detected. | This could be attributed to the presence of the soul at the quickening
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Does a woman have the right to self-determination?
No | The purpose of reproduction is to conceive. To go against this would be an error
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Whose rights must be considered?
Everyone's rights | Based on the community-focused nature of VE
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Why is abortion wrong?
You are denying to opportunity for thee flourishing of a new life
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Abortion if the mother is in danger
Yes | It is the most virtuous thing to do to save lives
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Abortion if the baby will be disabled
No | It is the chance for the parents to develop new virtues
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Quality of Life or Sanctity of life?
There is a strong focus on quality of life as there is a focus on communal flourishing
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What was the aim of war?
To establish lasting peace
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What did Aristotle feel about war?
It was a necessary evil. | In classical Greece, war was seen as a duty
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Modern virtue ethicists like MacIntyre, Slote and Foot would have agreed with what aspect of JWT?
The idea of right intention
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What cardinal virtue is needed in war?
Courage Justice Prudence
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What is war an opportunity for soldiers to do?
showcase courage and justice (e.g. justice was not shown at Abu Ghraib)
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What does MacIntyre ask we do before judging what actions are appropriate in war?
Consider the political and societal context
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What does MacIntyre criticise about finding a role model?
we are falling into emotivism. We may never find a truly moral role model
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What are the 2 types of moneymaking
Oecinomomicus | Chrematisike
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Oecinomomicus
household training which its small scale and just above subsistence level
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Chrematiskike
trade for profit
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What was Aristotle's view of Chrematisike?
It was devoid of profit
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What is a good manager?
One who is driven by the values of honesty, integrity and generosity
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What is more important, employees/co-workers or profit?
employees/co-workers | By treating your staff better, you will reap the rewards financially
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Who are the 3 non-virtuous characters MacIntyre argues?
Manager (ruthless in achieving goals) Rich Aesthete (indulge in luxury until they are bored) therapist (relieves the frustration of the manager and rich aesthete)
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Why should we protect the environment
The good of the community is more important than the good of the individual

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