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Morality, Religion, and the Development of Virtue Ethics
Prompts & Topics
Consider some of the prompts below to compare and contrast Aretaic ethics (virtue ethics) to the ethics of morality and religion.
Ethics of Virtue
List and discuss some of Aristotle’s key ideas about ethics.
Is it inherited or learned? Explain.
Explain what the words “good,” “happiness,” “completeness,” and “human function” mean.
What is the difference between a theoretical (thought) and a practical (character) approach to ethics?
What does it mean to call virtue an intermediate or mean state? How does one acquire virtue?
So, what exactly is a vice?
What is the genus of a character virtue?
What does it mean when we say that virtue seeks the mean?
According to Bernard Mayo, a morality of principles tends to focus on specific actions being right or wrong, whereas a morality of character keeps morality focused on the agent. A morality of duty (principles) and a morality based on character (virtue traits), according to Frankena, are complementary. ‘Character traits or dispositions that lack principles, on the other hand, are blind,’ says Frankena. Explain and debate
Alasdair MacIntyre believes that virtue is the foundation of morality. “Virtues are the proclivities to act and feel in specific ways.” MacIntyre, like Mayo, prioritizes historical exemplars over principles or rules. In this excerpt from his major work “After Virtue,” he discusses several instances in which various core virtues have historically served as the foundation of morality. Compare and contrast some of Aristotle’s, Aquinas’, Homer’s, Benjamin Franklin’s, Jane Austin’s, and the New Testament’s historical exemplars. What role do they play in confirming Aristotle’s views on virtue ethics and morality?
Religion & Morality
Is there a lack of justification for morality in the absence of God? If that isn’t the case, what justifies the alternative?
Is Ethics a self-contained study? Is God, if so, bound by the same moral code?
What is the Divine Command Theory, and how does it work? Discuss some of the issues and how they relate to the Euthyphro conundrum.
What is the autonomy thesis, and how does it work? What are some of the moral implications?
List and discuss some of Bertrand Russell’s arguments for why morality does not require God or an afterlife.
What evidence does James Rachel provide to support his claim that morality is incompatible with theism and our belief in God?
List and discuss some of C. Stephen Layman’s moral arguments for God’s existence in a critical manner.
Morality, Religion, and the Development of Virtue Ethics
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40-38 points More depth/detail for the background and significance is needed, or the research detail is not clear. No search history information is provided. |
83-76 points Review of relevant theoretical literature is evident, but there is little integration of studies into concepts related to problem. Review is partially focused and organized. Supporting and opposing research are included. Summary of information presented is included. Conclusion may not contain a biblical integration. |
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