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  2. Virtue ethics - Wikipedia

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    Virtue ethics (also aretaic ethics, [a] [1] from Greek ἀρετή []) is a philosophical approach that treats virtue and character as the primary subjects of ethics, in contrast to other ethical systems that put consequences of voluntary acts, principles or rules of conduct, or obedience to divine authority in the primary role.

  3. Rosalind Hursthouse - Wikipedia

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    Rosalind Hursthouse FRSNZ (born 10 November 1943) is a British-born New Zealand moral philosopher noted for her work on virtue ethics.She is one of the leading exponents of contemporary virtue ethics, though she has also written extensively on philosophy of action, history of philosophy, moral psychology, and biomedical ethics.

  4. Roger Crisp - Wikipedia

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    (PDF). Journal of Death and Life Studies. 6. Clinical Ethics Project, Death & Life Studies and Practical Ethics, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology / Faculty of Letters, The University of Tokyo: 147–156. Crisp, Roger (January 2005). "Value, reasons and the structure of justification: how to avoid passing the buck". Analysis. 65 (285 ...

  5. History of ethics - Wikipedia

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    Another response to the atrocities of World War II included existential reflections on the meaning of life, leading to approaches to ethics based on "the situation" and personal interaction. [48] In the late 20th century, there was a so-called 'aretaic turn' and renewed interest in virtue ethics.

  6. Aristotelian ethics - Wikipedia

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    The Nicomachean Ethics has received the most scholarly attention, and is the most easily available to modern readers in many different translations and editions. Some critics consider the Eudemian Ethics to be "less mature," while others, such as Kenny (1978), [4] contend that the Eudemian Ethics is the more mature, and therefore later, work.

  7. Stoicism - Wikipedia

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    Alongside Aristotle's ethics, the Stoic tradition forms one of the major founding approaches to virtue ethics. [2] The Stoics are especially known for teaching that "virtue is the only good" for human beings, and that external things, such as health, wealth, and pleasure, are not good or bad in themselves ( adiaphora ) but have value as ...

  8. Cardinal virtues - Wikipedia

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    They form a virtue theory of ethics. The term cardinal comes from the Latin cardo (hinge); [1] these four virtues are called "cardinal" because all other virtues fall under them and hinge upon them. [2] These virtues derive initially from Plato in Republic Book IV, 426-435. [a] Aristotle expounded them systematically in the Nicomachean Ethics.

  9. An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals - Wikipedia

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    The long and helpless infancy of man requires the combination of parents for the subsistence of their young; and that combination requires the virtue of chastity or fidelity to the marriage bed. (EPM, Section 4) The following quote highlights the origin of this virtue - the notion that this virtue was "created" is particularly evident: