Virtue Ethics

Answer the following questions with a partner or group of three in a word document.  Print them out and turn them into the inbox by end of class today.

Part One - Theory

Source: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ethics-virtue/

1. How do virtue ethicists look at a situation different from consequentialists or deontologists?
2. What is a virtue?  Give a few concrete examples.
3. How does a virtue differ from a habit like drinking tea?
4. How does a virtue differ from a set of actions?
5. People who possess a virtue in general might fall short.  What are some reasons why they might not act in an ideal manner all of the time, yet ought to still be generally considered virtuous?
6. Define phronesis.
7. How can a virtue also become a fault?  Give three separate examples.  Only one should be from the reading directly.
8. How does phronesis vary between adults and children, according to Aristotle?
9. Define eudamonia (this should be easy!)
10.  Some critics argue that virtue ethics lacks "specific action guidance."  How do virtue ethicists reject this claim?

Part Two - Virtues
Source:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtue
For each "list" question you don't need to define each virtue.  Just say the one word for each virtue.  The definitions are generally pretty much common sense.

11. What are the four platonic virtues?
12. How does Aristotle define a virtue.
13. What are the "three theological virtues" of Christianity?
14. What are the seven virtues of the Bushido code of Samurai?
15. What are the five virtues that Nietzsche cites as most critical?
16. What are Ben Franklin's thirteen virtues?
17. Looking at all of the lists above, are there any virtues you object to or find in direct contradiction?  Why or why not?
18. What do you think of this project of Virtue Ethics?  Does this seem more or less useful than Consequentialism or Deontology?