Virtue ethics is an account of morality that separates the moral value of actions and choices from their consequences and instead focuses on:
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Step 1: Virtue ethics focuses on the carefully developed, stable, and long-term inner dispositions of a moral agent as the foundation of the agent's moral excellence and good life. Show more…
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Virtue ethics is an account of morality that separates the moral value of actions and choices from their consequences and instead focuses on: a) doing the right thing for its own sake b) not merely individual actions but the kind of person one should seek to become (a ‘good X’ rather than just ‘an X’) c) excellence of character and habits of action consistent with communal goods d) all of the above
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What is distinctive about virtue ethics? How is it different from utilitarianism and Kantianism? Explain how virtue ethics would be action-guiding in a moral dilemma and compare how utilitarianism would address the issue.
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