Virtue Theory

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    Explainthedistinctionbetweensī思(Thinking)Andxué學(Studying, Learning) Thatisdrawninanalects2.15and15.31.Towhatextent(Ifatall)Doestheanalects’ Focus on Learning Mean That We Should Just Follow Tradition, and Not Think Inde- Pendently?

    As for similarity, according to the Analects, thinking and studying attach both great importance. Thinking means we reflecting base on what we have learnt, especially from the ancient great figures. And studying means we absorb new knowledge and virtue. In Analects 2.15, the master tells two negative results in lacking either one of them when learning. This obviously shows they are both indispensable and interlocking. They play different role on learning. As long as people combine them and

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    Aristotle's Virtue

    In Aristotle’s Doctrine of the Golden Mean, he describes how virtue and vices relations to everyday life. The way he describes the value of virtue is that it lies between to extremes. The two extremes, excess and deficit, are determined by rational principal, and then applied to an individual's situation. Virtue as a state of character is a matter of how we stand with regard to the passions. Aristotle’s rule of the mean only works on an individual level, in other words it is not transferable the

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    Philosophy

    Anthony Charpentier Due Date: 10/7/14 PHI 307 – Ancient Philosophy First Essay Assignment Xenophanes, Socrates, Plato on the possibility of knowledge Skepticism – A skeptical attitude; doubt as to the truth of something. In ordinary skepticism this would mean someone who would doubt the existence of something. A difference between the two is normal skepticism is you try to get it clear in your head. Ordinary doubt - or local skepticism - can usually be tested - and even when it can't

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    Strategic Marketing

    This essay highlights the ethical issues of the case study titled World Class Bull, analyses them from the four perspectives namely Utilitarian, Deontology, Liberal and virtue ethics. It is then followed by a reasonable decision based on the analysis and concludes by examining what was done and how the process could have been improved by reflecting on it. The major ethical quandary in this particular case is the manipulative scheme of Chris, member of the SFS sales team in landing a contract

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    Student Values

    focuses on what it is good to be rather than what it is good to do. The individual’s character is more important than their duty, conduct or actions. This individual has solid virtues and intrinsic worth. The obligation perspective focuses on the individual’s duty and obligation to do what is morally correct. This theory focuses on what is intended by our actions. This individual has a conscience and is driven by moral reason. The results perspective focuses on utilitarianism. This

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    Principles of Morals

    tool that enables us to make the distinction between vice and virtue but both moral sense and reason contribute to the formation of our moral judgments. Reason becomes very useful when a judgment needs to be made weather something is useful or not. Basically reason enables us to determine how and why something is useful to us or others. Further in the section Hume talks about what moral judges tend to include in their lists of virtues, what is left out and how those lists are being created. Towards

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    Ethical Test

    of rights claimed. Principles of Justice Justice involves the “fair” treatment of each person—problem is agreeing on what is “fair.” There are various types of justice claimed. Rawls’ theory of justice is discussed in the text. Principles of Caring Based on feminist theories of relationships. Virtue Ethics Based on Plato and Aristotle. Certain things are just in and of themselves to be done such as honesty, fairness, truthfulness, benevolence which lead to building one’s character

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    Business

    Ethics of Marketing to Children During the early 1990’s, Americans witnessed a dramatic increase in marketing centered on children. Today, many “latchkey” children are left unattended to watch television on their free time. According to the U.S. Census, one third of American school aged children are left alone at home either before school, after school and at night (2010 Census). These children watch an average of 25,000 to 40,000 commercials a year (Global Issues). Marketing to children should

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    Ethics

    A Summary of the Terms and Types of Ethical Theories Ethics is a branch of philosophy addressing questions about morality. Ethics is divided into two different ways of looking at the morality of humanity. They are Consequential and Non-Consequential. CONSEQUENTIAL ETHICS In Consequential Ethics, the outcomes determine the morality of the act. What make the act wrong are the consequences. It says, it will be legitimate to lie in order to get out of a serious problem, such as to save a persons

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    Criminalization of Homelessness in America

    perspective and responses in regards to the American problem of homelessness. In doing so virtue ethics, distributive, commutative and retributive justices will be used in evaluating the responses. ‘Virtue ethics is an ethical theory that evaluates the morality of the person doing a given act, rather than the act itself. Virtue ethics thus emphasizes that the various virtues and whether a person reflects those virtues in his or her actions are crucial to moral evaluation” (Mosser, 2010). The text book

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