Virtue
Ethics
Ethics
This moral theory focuses on character and asks, “What should I be?”
What is virtue ethics?
This Greek term means “happiness” or “flourishing.”
What is eudaimonia?
Aristotle says moral virtues lie between two behavioral extremes; this idea is called the _____.
What is the Golden Mean?
This principle says people have intrinsic worth and dignity because of autonomy.
What is respect?
In Vaughn’s framework, the first step is to determine this.
What is what principles apply?
In virtue ethics, this is the central concern of morality.
What is virtue or moral character?
Aristotle says the true goal of humans is this.
What is eudaimonia / flourishing?
Courage lies between these two extremes.
What are recklessness and cowardice?
This principle requires that people be treated fairly and get what is due to them.
What is justice?
n step two, you do this with the relevant principles.
What is weigh and balance them?
A virtue is a stable disposition to do this.
What is act and feel according to some ideal or model of excellence?
To achieve eudaimonia, human beings must live fully in accordance with this.
What is reason?
If someone rushes into danger without thinking, Aristotle would likely say they show this extreme rather than courage.
What is recklessness?
This principle focuses on good and bad effects and includes preventing harm and promoting good.
What is beneficence?
This is the final step in the 3-step framework.
What is choose the right action?
These are the two broad kinds of virtues Aristotle distinguishes.
What are intellectual virtues and moral virtues?
Unlike rule-based ethics, Aristotle’s ethics centers on striving to become this kind of person.
What is a virtuous person?
If someone constantly avoids risk out of fear, Aristotle would likely say they show this extreme.
What is cowardice?
Rights that obligate others not to interfere are called these rights.
What are negative rights?
Principles that apply unless an exception is justified are called these.
What are prima facie principles?
One criticism of virtue ethics is that saying “do what a virtuous person would do” can fall into this kind of reasoning.
What is circular reasoning?
According to Aristotle, the virtuous life is also this kind of life: a life of this in all things.
What is moderation?
This phrase best completes Aristotle’s view: the virtuous and happy life is a life of _____ in all things.
What is moderation?
Retributive justice and distributive justice are two forms of this principle.
What is justice?
This moral theory uses multiple nonabsolute, irreducible principles that must be weighed against one another.
What is principlism?