In my lecture video, I discuss how a moral “role model” (exe…
In my lecture video, I discuss how a moral “role model” (exemplar) virtue ethics might have us “follow” for guidance should be a well-known or recognized person (Socrates, Jesus, Ghandi, the Buddha, etc.), since otherwise we can’t be sure whether the person is truly “virtuous” or not.
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Custer is a soldier engaged in war, and he finds himself facing an entire unit of enemy fighters with none of his unit there to help him.Custer has two choices: stay and fight, which will result in him being killed almost instantly, or retreat, which will allow him to rejoin his unit and continue to fight later.Which of the following would be the best choice from the perspective of the Golden Mean in virtue ethics?
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What are the strengths and weaknesses of Aristotle’s version of virtue ethics?*** Remember that copying/pasting from our eBook/course materials, the internet, or using AI like ChatGPT to help “write” or “proofread” or “improve” your answer violates my Academic Integrity policy. USE YOUR OWN WORDS or, if you are unable to do that, properly quote/informally cite them as I discuss in the Academic Integrity section of the Syllabus ***
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