| 单词 | virtue ethics |
| 释义 | > as lemmasvirtue ethics virtue ethics n. Philosophy any of various theories of ethics in which morality is assessed primarily by reference to the virtues and character of the individual.Often contrasted with ethical systems based on duties, rules, or consequences. ΚΠ 1942 Church Q. Rev. July 168 It also provides the means of emancipating virtue-ethics from the taint of self-seeking. 1984 Amer. Philos. Q. 21 228/2 For virtue ethics, the primary object of moral evaluation is not the act or its consequences, but rather the agent. 2011 M. D. White Kantian Ethics & Econ. Introd. 7 It is the person who is virtuous, and an act is morally good if it is what a virtuous person would do in similar circumstances. As such, virtue ethics is often contrasted with ethical systems which focus on acts, whether in regards to their intrinsic properties (such as Kant does) or their outcomes (such as utilitarians do). < as lemmas |
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