Virtue Ethics:
Paper instructions:
Answer the following with a minimum of 400 well-reasoned and tightly constructed words per response. Use reasoned arguments to support your position. Be sure to footnote textual attributions.
1. It is commonly argued that in the Apology Socrates appears as an arrogant and self-destructive individual, facilitating his own demise. Nevertheless, he does put forward several interesting and strong arguments in his own defense. Choose three of these arguments and explain them fully in relation to the crimes he is charged with. Are they effective in furthering his defense? Do you believe Socrates should have been convicted? Why?
2. Aristotle is known as the founder of “virtue ethics.” This means that for him, judging a person’s moral worth is more about a person’s character rather than individual actions. At the same time, even for him, virtue depends on action. Explain the relationship between virtue and action for Aristotle, explaining in detail what virtue is and how a person can develop a particular virtue.