Having covered virtue ethics briefly in Season 2 of the Fresh AiR podcast, we thought we would take a closer look at Aristotelian Virtue Ethics tonight. Virtue Ethics (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) Virtue Ethics | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy Virtue ethics – Wikipedia…
Virtue Ethics – Fresh AiR – S02:E02:C10
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 EthicsStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Aristotle’s EthicsStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Moral CharacterInternet Encyclopedia…
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Virtue Ethics: The Super-Man
So I’ve been challenged by our resident virtue ethicist to apply my learnings from our discussions and season 2 of our podcast (which is currently available on our Patreon, and will be released here soon) to consider the perfect human using virtue ethics. If you haven’t listened to the podcast or been following ArificialAgent’s “the life worth living” series virtue ethics is a bit different from other forms of morality. Why is Virtue Ethics Different to other types of Moral…
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The life worth living; Virtues, an introduction
According to many philosophers, especially ancient philosophers, the secret to having a life worth living, is not only to examine your life, but to actively aspire to being a good person. What is a good person, though? Many may think about being a successful, charitable, kind, funny, and inspiring. How do you reach these goals? Of course, here too, there have been a lot of philosophers with varying opinions. Perhaps the most prevalent through history, were virtue ethicists. And while…
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