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This will allow someone to move beyond the different emotions, so that they can be able to see how the different actions will affect the world around them. Despite some of the obvious weaknesses, you can be able to determine the most appropriate course of action, by asking questions and gaining more information. Once this achieved, you will have a greater sense of enlightenment, because you were able to see other views that could affect a situation. This is significant because it underscores how you can apply virtue ethics, to determine the most appropriate course of action. At which point, a person will have a sense of superiority by understanding the overall big picture. In this aspect, Aristotle is saying that to effectively apply virtue ethics requires that you must have a thirst for continuous knowledge and always use flexibility. When you put these two factors together, you will have a greater understanding as to how to determine the most morally correct course action. These are the reasons why I say that...
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Swanton, Christine. "Virtue and Action." Virtue Ethics. New York: Oxford Press, 2003. 249 -- 254. Print. http://books.google.com.jm/books?id=7zYg7G-ukKkC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Swanton,+Christine.+drawbacks+virtue+ethics&source=bl&ots=EFCyzUoekB&sig=lAjDLWk2aOSTC2Ez9z50l9Ub7lQ&hl=en&ei=O-HMS-3bIJTC8wTVpITCBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
Wattles, J. "From Greek Reciprocity to Cosmopolitan Idealism." The Golden Rule. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. 37 -- 39. Print http://books.google.com/books?id=2ki3wFNNBEkC&pg=PA38&dq=golden+rule++aristotle&ei=puXMS4bQNoKuygS9yqCNCw&cd=4#v=onepage&q=golden%20rule%20%20aristotle&f=false
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"Virtue Ethics." 194 -- 198. Print.
Swanton, Christine. "Virtue and Action." Virtue Ethics. New York: Oxford Press, 2003. 249 -- 254. Print. http://books.google.com.jm/books?id=7zYg7G-ukKkC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Swanton,+Christine.+drawbacks+virtue+ethics&source=bl&ots=EFCyzUoekB&sig=lAjDLWk2aOSTC2Ez9z50l9Ub7lQ&hl=en&ei=O-HMS-3bIJTC8wTVpITCBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
Wattles, J. "From Greek Reciprocity to Cosmopolitan Idealism." The Golden Rule. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. 37 -- 39. Print http://books.google.com/books?id=2ki3wFNNBEkC&pg=PA38&dq=golden+rule++aristotle&ei=puXMS4bQNoKuygS9yqCNCw&cd=4#v=onepage&q=golden%20rule%20%20aristotle&f=false
The question here arises, why did we have to return to ancient philosophy of virtue ethics? But interestingly while a great deal of credit is given to Aristotle and Plato, the modern moral philosophers such as Anscombe, Foot, Murdoch, Slote had mentioned in very precise terms the problems they found in Aristotelian ethics. They must have absorbed the writings of ancient philosophers since a lot is said about the moral
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We may act according to our personal principles, or we can act according to our common sense. I tend to use my common sense rather than personal prejudice when making ethical decisions. Question 4: My ethical reasoning entails that I would carefully consider any ethical issue before making a decision about it. One major limitation involved in this is the fact that others may perceive me as morally weak. A morally