1. VIRTUE ETHICS
ARISTOTLE
( 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
Habitual Actions Based on Values

3. Virtue (Aristotle’s Definition)
A State Of Character
Concerned With Choice,
Lying In A Mean
(I.E., A Mean Relative To Us)
This Being Determined By Rational Principles,
And By That Principle By Which The Man Of Practical Wisdom Would Determine It

4. Rules And The “Mean” Avoidance Of Strict, Abstract Rules
Emphasis On Individual, Concrete Circumstances
Hitting The Mean Between Extremes (Excess And Deficiency)
“Midpoint” in a Spectrum
Some Actions Do Not Admit of a Mean

5. Considerations The Right Person The Right Object The Right Amount
The Right Time
The Right End
The Right Way

6. Virtue History Character Or Habits Played Out Over Time Tolerance
Respect For Individual Virtue History

7. Practical Advice Difficult To Hit The Mean
Avoid What Is More Contrary To The Mean
One Of The Extremes Is More Erroneous
Choice Of The Lesser Of Two Evils
Avoid That To Which We Are Most Drawn
Avoid The Most Pleasurable

8. Virtue Ethics And 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 An Organization, Which Individuals 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.