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 arguing against the view that the ethical standards for business are separate from normal interpersonal standards, virtue theory has been applied to business ethics in a limited manner. Previous ...

Thomas G. Plante, PhD, ABPP is the Augustin Cardinal Bea, SJ University Professor, professor of psychology and, by courtesy, religious studies at Santa Clara University and an adjunct clinical ...

This article was originally published in The San Francisco Chronicle on January 25, 2021. John Pelissero is a senior scholar in government ethics at Santa Clara University’s Markkula Center for ...

https://doi.org/10.2307/jthought.46.3-4.25 • https://www.jstor.org/stable/jthought.46.3-4.25 Copy URL CASEL gathers scientific evidence to demonstrate the ...

We heap praise on heroes. But what if their heroism is very annoying to us, making us look and feel bad? If someone makes you feel bad about yourself, are they in the wrong? You would think the answer ...

All of morality aims at the same thing but there are several basic ways to get there. If you prefer, each approach is like a different tool—a hammer, a nail, a level. Using the right tool for the ...

A NEW phrase has slowly been creeping its way into everyday lexicon and newspaper articles without many people realising it – virtue signalling. The term refers to making a statement or performing an ...

Recognizing the importance of addressing ethics and research integrity in Europe, the All European Academies (ALLEA) has drawn up a European code of conduct for researchers. This is an important step.

Wisdom and virtue ethics represent a rich convergence of ancient philosophical enquiry and contemporary empirical research. Grounded in Aristotelian tradition, practical wisdom – or phronesis – ...