Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics(Virtue Ethics)
Virtue ethics as we know is more likely to be honest and compassion.
A virtue such as honesty or generosity is not just a tendency to do what is honest or generous, nor is it to be helpfully specified as a “desirable” or “morally valuable” character trait. It is, indeed a character trait — that is, a disposition which is well entrenched in its possessor, something that, as we say “goes all the way down”, unlike a habit such as being a tea-drinker — but the disposition in question, far from being a single track disposition to do honest actions, or even honest actions for certain reasons, is multi-track. It is concerned with many other actions as well, with emotions and emotional reactions, choices, values, desires, perceptions, attitudes, interests, expectations and sensibilities. To possess a virtue is to be a certain sort of person with a certain complex mindset.
The most significant aspect of this mindset is the wholehearted acceptance of a certain range of considerations as reasons for action. An honest person cannot be identified simply as one who.
for example, practices honest dealing, and does not cheat. If such actions are done merely because the agent thinks that honesty is the best policy, or because they fear being caught out, rather than through recognizing.
for example, practices honest dealing, and does not cheat. If such actions are done merely because the agent thinks that honesty is the best policy, or because they fear being caught out, rather than through recognizing.
ok we have same theory and i know you have the idea that theory really predominate.. =)))
ReplyDeletewe have different perceptions on every theory, so I respect your opinion.
ReplyDeleteYou have a good point but i can't see the relation of this theory to computer use.
ReplyDeleteso you have chosen ethics. anyway, you gave justice to your answer,...
ReplyDeleteI don't just get what you want to discuss here but somehow you explained enough what you call "Virtue Ethics".
ReplyDeleteI get your point but maybe you can cite some another example so that we can understand it further..
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ReplyDeletei get what you want to point in
ReplyDeletebut we have our own opinion about
what is predominating in the world of computing..