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+[\<- 07/13](07-13.md)
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+## Aristotle on Virtue Ethics
+
+- Focus on the type of person you are
+ - Unique from other ethical theories
+
+- Aristotle is Macedonian from the 4th century BCE, his father was an engineer
+ - Came to Athens with a different way of looking at things
+
+- Aristotle believes that all people have the ability to learn how to be virtuous
+ - How do you become a virtuous person (according to Aristotle)?
+ - You need models of virtuous behavior: a **moral exemplar**
+ - Virtue is a practice, not a knowledge
+ - The end goal for Aristotle is to create a perfect society where all members are virtuous
+
+- List of Aristotle's virtues:
+ - Courage
+ - Generosity
+ - Ambition
+ - Modesty
+ - Honesty
+ - Good Humor
+ - Friendship
+ - Temperance
+ - Composure
+ - Self Control
+
+- Aristotle's virtues are a **balance**: not a deficiency, nor an excess
+ - ex. sloth is a deficiency, greed is an excess, ambition is a balance
+
+- Pros of Virtue Ethics
+ - Considers emotions
+ - Ideally makes you a better person by having you practice virtues
+
+- Cons of Virtue Ethics
+ - It is hard
+ - Who gets to decide the list of virtues?
+ - Very personally oriented
+
+## Abortion
+
+- How would any one of the discussed ethical theories react to abortion
+ - Kantian Ethics
+ - If the fetus is considered a person, then abortion is wrong because murder is absolutely wrong
+ - Abortion is not universalizable, so abortion is wrong
+ - Utilitarianism
+ - Remember, all about the optimific choice. If abortion is optimific, then it is permissible
+ - Virtue Ethics
+ - This depends on whether a virtuous person would have an abortion. If an argument can be made for a virtuous person having an abortion, then it is morally permissible
+
+---
+
+[07/20 ->](07-20.md)