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conduct your own research into virtue ethics as proposed by aristotle,confucius and plato. list the virtues that were held in high regard by these philosophers. how relevant are they today
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Plato, Aristotle and Confucius are among the founding fathers of virtue ethics used inn moral
philosophy
Plato’s argued that the proper goal of human’s life can be translated to their happiness and
well-being or good life. His discussion of virtues revolved around the four cardinal virtues;
temperance, fortitude, justice and prudence. He argued that humans desire to reach the
ultimate good through the knowledge of good and evil. One uses the three parts of soul, spirit,
appetite and reason guided by wisdom, courage, moderation and justice.
Aristotle considered ethics as practical not as a theoretical aspect. His theory considered
behavior conducted in the right manner to provide a means between extremes of excesses and
deficiency which are considered as vices. He co...
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