Essays on Virtue Ethics

Virtue Ethics is a theory which focuses on becoming better people by developing traits which are known as virtues. Because it aims to do this; it enables people to achieve their potential and not have to put all of their focus in to the right...

The Roman Soldier Marcus Aurelius once stated, “Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.” How one should act may seem like a very obvious answer: to be nice to others and to make...

Happiness is a world that is often characterized as subjective and or synonymous with success which too can be just as personal as the word happiness. However, Aristotle would describe happiness with an activity. An activity that pushes us toward a state of Eudaimonia. So,...

Moral choices influence every aspect of our lives. They are the foundation of the world’s religions, taught to us by our parents, and an integral part of our public institutions. Bad moral choices affect us all and bad moral actors are all around us. They...

In Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle presents a theory of moral responsibility that involves actions and character acquisition. He examines when and how individuals are responsible, and provides an objection to when people are never responsible for what they do. I first describe the concepts of moral...

All of morality aims at the same thing but there are several basic ways to get there. If you prefer, each approach is like a different tool a hammer, a nail, a level. Using the right tool for the right job makes it easier to...

The issues people have with marriages today are very complicated and complex compared to years ago. As humans we turn to philosophy and ethics to help us build guidance to solve moral issues, however there is not always a perfect solution. From all the metaethical...

Under the pressures of authority, integrity, and our values, how does an individual determine what is the ethically right thing to do? In my previous role, as a packaging engineer, for Honda Manufacturing, I was tasked with designing and developing packaging solutions for various car...

Virtue Ethics and Moral Character Virtue ethics suffer from the danger of relativism and too much consideration of an individual’s circumstances. By definition, virtue ethics is the focus on character and an interest in the individual’s life. A person who follows virtue ethics strives to...

In this essay, I will be discussing gun control in America and where I stand on the issue of its regulations. I want to start off by saying that death by guns is out of control and it’s ridiculous how easy it seems for anyone...

With the turn of the 21st Century, the topic of animal rights has become one of the controversial, frequently talked about items of controversy on the news. Year after year, society has made leaps and bounds in an attempt to better understand nature and the...