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Quick questions on Normative Ethical Theories - TCE Philosophy (Tasmania)
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What is aristotelian virtue ethics?Show answer
Aristotle approaches ethics through character rather than rules. The goal of life is eudaimonia, usually translated as flourishing or living well. We achieve it by cultivating virtues, stable traits like courage, honesty and generosity, each understood as a mean between extremes, so courage lies between cowardice and recklessness. Virtues are acquired through habit and guided by practical wisdom, the ability to judge what a situation calls for.
What are evaluating the theories?Show answer
A strong answer resists declaring one theory simply correct. Each captures a genuine moral insight: consequences matter, persons have rights, and character shapes conduct. Many philosophers, such as W. D.
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