Virtue ethics is person rather than action based. It looks at the moral character of the person carrying out an action. A right act is the action a virtuous person would do in the same circumstances.

In Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle also emphasized the importance of developing virtue, both morally and intellectually, as the way to reach eudaimonia. He discussed the central role of reason and ...

Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics is a classic work of philosophy, especially in virtue ethics. I hope this video can help guide you through the book and help you read it for yourself.

Moving beyond cost-benefit analysis to examine strength of character is essential in decision-making and provides a new ...

But that 'virtue' was enough for them to be treated as human beings. Aristotle doesn't provide any sensible practical method of recognising natural slaves, and without that it's inevitable that ...