Aristotle's Virtuous Character Analysis

Aristotle is however not a moral relativist since he does not believe that all morals are culture-dependent or that social groups determine the moral codes practiced within certain societies. Although he is certain that virtues have a “rock-bottom value”. This means that in situations one must remain flexible since failings and short comings can occur. However, the correct virtuous response surfaces within situations and is in a range that is recognized by others who are deemed virtuous (Rosenstand, 2013, p.456). Therefore Aristotle should not be labeled as a moral relativist, but more along the lines of a soft universalist. In today’s society, it is truly hard to think of someone who would be considered a contemporary virtuous person. Someone who is contemporary is a person who is a part of the present world, and is considered virtuous because they have high moral standards. The closest population of people would be those who dedicate their lives to those in need. However, not everyone in specific professions would be labeled as virtuous. In my opinion, those who are associated with the crisis team (CRHT) in the area of mental health exemplify Aristotle’s vision of virtuous people. A crisis team …show more content…
A person’s character traits involve all the aspects of a person’s behavior and attitudes that create an individual’s personality. Their virtues create their moral standards. In turn both of these individual characteristics, mold a person into who they are and how they function within society. Therefore it is more worthwhile to focus on the virtues and character traits, since depending on these factors, each person will react differently to rules and principles. A rule creates a sense of threat or punishment to compel you to follow it, in a sense controlling you. Whereas principles help guide rules since it creates a sense of motivation to do right and