Philosophy › Section I · Normative moral theory › Topic I.4
Virtue ethics
Consequentialists and deontologists ask which acts are right. Virtue ethicists ask first what kind of person to be, holding that good action flows from good character shaped by habit, wisdom and community. The approach is ancient, both Greek and Chinese, and it has made a strong modern comeback.
In this topic
- Character first
- The function argument
- The doctrine of the mean
- Worked example: finding the mean
- Habit and practical wisdom
- Friendship
- Confucian virtue ethics
- Worked example: honest feedback
- Objections: guidance and whose virtues
- The situationist challenge
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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