Building a Moral compass

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1 Week 3: Building a Moral Compass Paper Assignment Moral Compass: Virtue Ethics American Public University Phil 200: Intro to Ethics Morgan Sasseville March 20th, 2024 Word Count: 772
2 Week 3: Building a Moral Compass Paper Assignment Part I- Identify a Normative Ethical Theory The Normative plan I would like to learn more about this class is Virtue Ethics. Virtue Ethics really spoke to me more than the other theories. This is because I would like to learn more about Virtue Ethics so that I can help guide myself into becoming a more virtuous person. Virtue Ethics puts emphasis on oneself as a good person. (Giles 28) Virtue Ethics is the theory that conducts oneself towards character rather than the repercussions and rules. “It is not that following rules is not important; it is more the sense that being ethical means more than simply following rules.” (Giles 28) Virtue Ethics guards this standpoint by believing that these righteous acts are circumstantial. With that being said there are many different versions of Virtue Ethics. Some of these would be Aristotle, Aquinas, and Buddhist. I would first like to talk about Aristotle’s thoughts and theories. Aristotle’s theory conveys the impression that it is the natural and proper function of human beings to feel Eudaimonia. Eudaimonia means human flourishing and/or happiness. (Gales 29) Aristotle believed in order to achieve this, you need to develop into a virtuous perso. You aren't going to be born being a virtuous person. He believed that you need to experience challenges in your life that end up leading you into the path of becoming a virtuous person. Secondly I would like to bring up Buddhist Virtue Ethics. Buddhist Virtue Ethics is a spiritual and philosophical tradition. (Giles 33) The belief of karma was heavily stated and is believed to be a natural phenomenon. “The law of karma says that thoughts and actions that intend to benefit others will eventually cause harm to ourselves and that thoughts and actions that intend to benefit others will eventually benefit us” (Giles 33-34) This ties in with the belief of
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