VIRTUE ETHICS
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
 Articulate the meaning and nature of virtue ethics
 Distinguish deontology and consequentialism from virtue ethics
 To explain Eudaimonism as different from the Ethics of Care and AgentBased Theories
 Describe Aristotle’s ethical points on the concept of happiness, virtue, telos,
and good habit
 Use Aristotelian ethical frameworks or principles to analyze moral
experiences
AN INTRODUCTION TO VIRTUE
ETHICS
AN INTRODUCTION TO VIRTUE
ETHICS
Greeks overshadowed Confucious
Dominated in the development of Western
Moral Philosophy
Virtue Ethics is grounded in Greek’s tradition,
which demonstrates theories essential for
moral development.
Virtue Ethics Defined
 It emphasizes one’s personal character in moral thinking.
 Not an action-based ethics but a person-based one.
 Lay emphasis on the role of the character
 Does not provide moral agent specific principles to
guide one’s action.
 Practical wisdom is a central category that helps
individual become virtuous.
 No universal principles
Virtue Ethics Defined
DEONTOLOGICAL APPROACH
VIRTUE ETHICS
CONSEQUENTIALIST APPROACH
Virtue Ethics Defined
 It deals with the queries like:
 What kind of life should I live?
 What is a good life?
 How can I be consisted in my moral actions?