philosophy

Lesson 6: Ethical Theories, Virtue Ethics

Ethical theories attempt to answer the question 'what is a right or good action?'  Do we look at the results of an action to determine rightness or does motivation matter?  Perhaps we should look at the character of the agent who is performing the action. In this lesson we explore the ideas of virtue, character, happiness and the good society.

Virtue Ethics

This folder contains introductory material on Virtue Ethics.

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ethics-virtue/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrvtOWEXDIQ&ab_channel=CrashCourse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQk6t-9mQjE&ab_channel=WirelessPhilosophy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFPBf1AZOQg&ab_channel=WirelessPhilosophy

Podcasts on Virtue Ethics

This folder contains three podcasts relating to the history of virtue ethics.  The three podcasts cover Aristotle's ethics, Thomas Aquinas's ethics, and Albert the Great.

https://historyofphilosophy.net/aristotle-ethics

https://historyofphilosophy.net/aristotle-friendship

https://historyofphilosophy.net/albert-aquinas-ethics