
Virtue ethics emphasizes character traits and personal virtues over rule-based actions
Virtue ethics emphasizes character traits and personal virtues over rule-based actions
What care ethics argues — moral reasoning is rooted in relationships and empathy, not abstract principles
Care ethics emphasizes moral reasoning based on relationships and empathy
What moral luck challenges — we praise/blame people for outcomes they couldn't fully control
Moral luck questions the fairness of praising/blaming based on outcomes beyond one's control
Why Kant separates duty from inclination — moral worth comes from acting from duty alone
Kant posits that moral worth arises solely from actions driven by duty, not by inclination
What de Beauvoir's ethics of ambiguity argues — freedom requires acknowledging others' freedom
De Beauvoir's ethics posits freedom entails recognizing others' freedom amidst life's inherent ambiguities
What Aristotle's doctrine of the mean says — virtue lies between excess and deficiency
Virtue is the mean between two extremes of excess and deficiency
What Confucius means by ren (仁) — humaneness or benevolence, the highest virtue
Ren: Benevolence, empathy, and moral integrity as the highest virtue
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