What is Virtue Ethics?

Tonight we discuss virtue ethics, covering topics like:

• What is a virtue?
• Which virtue is the most important?
• How do we apply virtues?
• If you apply one virtue too much, e.g. bravery, are you still brave, or do you become stupid?

And of course we segue into a number of topics inclusive of:

• Drugs
• Porn
• Cosplay
• Power

Further Reading

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Virtue Ethics
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Aristotle’s Ethics
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Moral Character
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Virtue Ethics

Hursthouse, R. (2001) On Virtue Ethics, Oxford University Press
Swanton, C. (2005) Virtue Ethics: A Pluralistic View, Oxford University Press