Virtue ethics and bioethics

2013 ◽  
pp. 197-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Oakley
Keyword(s):  
Virtue Ethics

The Duty of Lawyers: Virtue Ethics and Pursuing a Hopeless Legal Case

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-164
Author(s):  
Angelo Nicolaides ◽  
Stella Vettori
Keyword(s):  
Virtue Ethics ◽  
Legal Case

Virtues, Inclinations, and Oneness

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip J. Ivanhoe
Keyword(s):  
Virtue Ethics ◽  
Human Nature ◽  
The Self ◽  
Virtuous Action

This chapter develops various implications of the oneness hypothesis when applied to theories of virtue, drawing on several claims that are closely related to the hypothesis. Many of the views introduced and defended are inspired by neo-Confucianism and so the chapter offers an example of constructive philosophy bridging cultures and traditions. It focuses on Foot’s theory, which holds that virtues correct excesses or deficiencies in human nature. The alternative maintains that vices often arise not from an excess or deficiency in motivation but from a mistaken conception of self, one that sees oneself as somehow more important than others. The chapter goes on to argue that such a view helps address the “self-centeredness objection” to virtue ethics and that the effortlessness, joy, and wholeheartedness that characterizes fully virtuous action are best conceived as a kind of spontaneity that affords a special feeling of happiness dubbed “metaphysical comfort.”

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