Virtue Ethics Essay

Is virtue it's own reward? The is answer is uncertain. Benjamin Franklin defined virtue as a standard of moral propriety ,and had a few reasons for following these standards. One reason being wanted to arrive at perfection. And the other being he was following an older American tendency to self-examination and self-correction. Again Benjamin Franklin defined virtue in his book "arriving at perfection" as "a standard of moral propriety" or a rule by which you should see right and wrong.…

An individual is defined as modest when they portray an absence of sensuality, vanity, and boastfulness within their appearance, speech, and general behavior as defined by the relevant culture. Modesty is held as an important virtue in many religions with the standard being disproportionately high for women. In turn, women are especially affected by society’s negative interpretation of the necessity of modesty leading to unnecessary violence and oppression. In this essay, I will identify the…

The Explanations of Morals (Kant, Mill, Aristotle and Held) Morals (mor – als) Noun; plural 1. a lesson, especially one concerning what is right or prudent, that can be derived from a story, a piece of information or an experience. 2. a person’s standards of behavior or beliefs concerning what is and is not acceptable for them to do. This essay intends point out the relevant aspects of moral theologians, Kant, Mill, Aristotle and Held and to answer the question of the best suited approach…

People act in benign selfishness. A person wakes up, showers, eats, brushes his teeth, and preforms other activities to take care of himself. If selfishness is focusing on oneself and acting in a way that benefits oneself, then everyone should strive to be selfish. The opposition would argue that if each person acted selfish then the world would be an aggressive campaign to compete and do better against one another. That belief is caused by the word selfish being unclearly defined. Benign…

Personal Code of Ethics As an accountant, my code of ethics encompasses integrity, communication, respect, and confidentiality. In order to uphold a high level of integrity in my personal and work life, it is important to develop and follow a personal code of ethics. This code of ethics will be used to inspire me to continue to grow as a person. When facing hard decision in which the right answer is not obvious, I will be able to refer to this code of ethics to facilitate my decision. As an…

Throughout the film, Vivian experiences terrible bedside manner from physicians, ignorance of hospital staff, and feelings of being nothing more than scientific research. However Susie Monahan, the oncology nurse, demonstrates positive nursing ethics through compassionate care, moral integrity and respect for human dignity with patient centered advocacy. From the beginning of Vivian Bearing’s diagnosis with cancer, the health care team demonstrated poor sensitivity…

Nicomachean Ethics. Though the doctrine seems to be simplistic at face value, it’s complexity is quite intriguing. I believe that Aristotle’s Doctrine of the Mean doesn’t truly help us make particular moral decisions because of how vague it is. Yet, it guides us in our approach to the moral decisions at hand. The Doctrine of the mean is often referred to as the “Golden Mean.” The mean is a virtue between two vices. Aristotle refers to two types of virtues. There are moral and intellectual…

What is Ethics? One cannot really decide and conduct oneself in an ethical or unethical manner without examining ethics. Ethics is rooted from the Greek word “ethos” meaning “character.” In its simpler form, ethics indicate the beliefs of what is right and wrong (Ortmeier & Meese, 2010, p.59). However, the enormous challenge is defining what is “right.” Every human being, religion, and culture have contrasting views and interpretations of ethics. Many individuals misconstrue ethics with…

I believe that the story of Little Red Riding Hood follows the virtue ethics because virtues involves who a person is becoming. Little Red’s mother tells her to stay on the path while delivering goods to her ill grandmother, but after not listening to her mother’s instructions, Little Red stumbles off the path and picks flowers for her grandmother. Virtue ethics involves, “what we do when no one is watching”. I believe that since Little Red was alone in the woods, she could have easily eaten the…

The core of ethics is doing the right thing, especially under challenging conditions while learning from several sources and not harming people and treating them well in the decision making process. Teleology Ethical Philosophy Also known as consequentialism, teleology extends the rightness or wrongness of actions and is based solely on the goodness or badness of their consequences (Regis-University Ruekert-Hartman). The main consequentialism theories are egoism and utilitarianism. Adam Smith…