Virtue Ethics Application

Virtue Ethics Application

1. Theft

   • Therefore theft should be understood to be an offence and a risky behaviour in most cases
     • If theft is really the only option; consequences, outcomes etc should be assessed before acting.
       • This becomes easier when you acquire the virtues

2. Lying

3. ISSUES OF HUMAN LIFE AND DEATH

   • Embryo Research
   • Abortion
   • Voluntary Euthanasia and assisted suicide
   • Capital punishment

4. ISSUES OF NON-HUMAN LIFE AND DEATH

   • Use of animals as food; intensive farming
   • Use of animals in scientific procedures; cloning
   • Blood sports
   • Animals as a source of organs for transplants

5. For aristotle, you can't just learn a set code of moral actions in order to become moral

   • You must become virtuous by learning the virtues through experience
     • This is so that you can achieve eudaimonia better