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framework of virtue

What it is

Based on the provided search results, the key elements of the framework of virtue ethics are:

  1. Virtue ethics focuses on the moral character of the individual, rather than on specific actions or rules. It emphasizes virtues or moral character, in contrast to deontology (emphasis on duties/rules) or consequentialism (emphasis on the consequences of actions)[1][7][11].

  2. Virtues are positive character traits or dispositions to think, feel and act in certain ways. Examples include courage, justice, temperance, wisdom, etc. Vices are negative character traits like cowardice, injustice, etc.[1][2][11]

  3. The goal is to cultivate virtuous character traits through practice and habit. Becoming a virtuous person requires developing the practical wisdom to know what the right thing to do is in any given situation[1][10][11].

  4. Aristotle argued each virtue is a mean or middle point between two vices - a deficiency and an excess. For example, courage is the mean between cowardice and rashness[1][2][10].

  5. Virtues are developed through learning and practice - by acting as a virtuous person would act. Role models are important for demonstrating virtuous character[10][11].

  6. Virtue ethics asks “How should I live?” and “What is the good life?”, focusing on the kind of person one should strive to become, not just on actions[7][9].

In summary, the framework of virtue ethics centers on developing good character traits and practical wisdom that will lead one to think, feel and act virtuously as a matter of disposition, not just in terms of adhering to moral rules or calculating consequences. The virtuous person does the right thing at the right time in the right way.

Citations:
[1] https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aristotle-ethics/
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtue_ethics
[3] https://people.ucsc.edu/~jbowin/virtue.pdf
[4] https://study.com/academy/lesson/virtue-ethics-principles-application-examples.html
[5] https://ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/the-virtue-of-aristotle-s-ethics/
[6] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3521635/
[7] https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ethics-virtue/
[8] https://conciseencyclopedia.org/entries/ethical-theory-virtue-theory/
[9] https://iep.utm.edu/virtue/
[10] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrvtOWEXDIQ
[11] https://ethics.org.au/ethics-explainer-virtue-ethics/
[12] https://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/introduction/virtue.shtml
[13] https://ethicsunwrapped.utexas.edu/glossary/virtue-ethics
[14] https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/psychology/virtue-ethic