12. Virtue Ethics
Essential terminology
Aretaic ethics
Cardinal Virtues
Eudaimonia
Golden Mean
Intellectual virtues
Moral virtues
Phronesis (practical wisdom)
Vices
Virtue
WHAT IS VIRTUE ETHICS?
PLATO AND VIRTUE
ARISTOTLE AND VIRTUE
The Golden Mean
Acquiring virtues
Moral virtues developed by habit
The example of virtuous people
MODERN VIRTUE ETHICS
G.E.M. Anscombe and Virtue Ethics
Philippa Foot and Virtue Ethics
Alasdair MacIntyre and Virtue Ethics
FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN MODERN VIRTUE ETHICS
Rosalind Hursthouse and Virtue Ethics
Michael Slote and Virtue Ethics
Feminism and Virtue Ethics
STRENGTHS OF VIRTUE ETHICS
WEAKNESSES OF VIRTUE ETHICS
IS VIRTUE ETHICS DIFFERENT FROM DEONTOLOGICAL AND TELEOLOGICAL SYSTEMS?
HOW COMPATIBLE IS VIRTUE ETHICS WITH A RELIGIOUS APPROACH TO ETHICS?
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF A PARTICULAR VIEW OF NATURE FOR VIRTUE ETHICS
APPLICATION OF VIRTUE ETHICS TO AN ETHICAL DILEMMA – SEXUAL ETHICS