Chapter Seven | Virtue Ethics: Be a Good Person
Learning Objectives
» Understand the basic elements of virtue ethics and how its approach to morality differs from that of consequentialist and nonconsequentialist theories.
» Have an appreciation of Aristotle's view of virtue and happiness.
» Understand why some argue that virtue ethics offers a fuller picture of the moral life than major moral theories do.
» Understand and appreciate the main criticisms of virtue ethics.
» Understand the main themes of the ethics of care and how they are relevant to moral actions and concerns.
Doing Ethics: Moral Reasoning and Contemporary Issues by Lewis Vaughn
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