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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
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