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VIRTUE ETHICS

VIRTUE ETHICS. ARISTOTLE (384-322 B.C.). VIRTUE. A STATE OF CHARACTER OR HABIT WHICH IS THE RESULT OF DISPOSITIONS AND DELIBERATIONS PROMPTING US TO ACTIONS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE HUMAN GOODS WHICH WE PURSUE IN OUR LIVES. RULES AND THE “MEAN”. AVOIDANCE OF STRICT, ABSTRACT RULES

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VIRTUE ETHICS

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  1. VIRTUE ETHICS ARISTOTLE (384-322 B.C.)

  2. VIRTUE • A STATE OF CHARACTER OR HABIT • WHICH IS THE RESULT OF DISPOSITIONS AND DELIBERATIONS • PROMPTING US TO ACTIONS • WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE HUMAN GOODS WHICH WE PURSUE IN OUR LIVES

  3. RULES AND THE “MEAN” • AVOIDANCE OF STRICT, ABSTRACT RULES • EMPHASIS ON INDIVIDUAL, CONCRETE CIRCUMSTANCES • HITTING THE MEAN BETWEEN EXTREMES (EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY)

  4. VIRTUE HISTORY • CHARACTER OR HABITS PLAYED OUT OVER TIME • TOLERANCE • RESPECT FOR INDIVIDUAL VIRTUE HISTORY

  5. VIRTUE ETHICSAND THE PRINCIPLES • ONE CAN MOVE FROM “QUANDRY” ETHICS WHERE QUESTIONS OR CONFLICTS ARE RESOLVED BY BALANCING PRINCIPLES AGAINST EACH OTHER TO THE “DEEPER LEVEL” OF PROMOTING, SUPPORTING, AND NEGOTIATING THE PRACTICE OF VIRTUES IN THE VARIOUS ROLES IN HEALTHCARE, WHICH INVIVIDUALS OCCUPY. • VIRTUE ETHICS MOVES, FROM THE USE OF ABSTRACT PRINCIPLES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS TO PARTICULAR SITUATIONS, DIRECTLY TO AN EXAMINATION OF THE PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES, ACTIONS, AND AGENTS.

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