Problem
We'll wrap up the first half of the course by looking at our final moral theory: virtue ethics.
Many students are attracted to virtue ethics because of its apparent simplicity: to do good things, you should be a good, virtuous person. But this hides the complexity of what Aristotle means by "virtue". In your first post, what does it mean to be a virtuous person, how can you tell whether a person is virtuous, and how does this theory differ from one other that we've read so far (such as utilitarianism or deontology)? (Notice: I'm not asking what you think makes a person good or virtuous, I'm asking you what Aristotle thinks makes a person good or virtuous.) Finally, review this list of ethical dilemmas: sometimes the answer is obvious and sometimes it is not. Can you show that virtue ethics gives different advice from either utilitarianism or deontology in one of these dilemmas? Try to develop both moral theories briefly so as to show why each would arrive at a different conclusion. The best posts will make direct reference to the short article by Julia Driver. 200+ words, and include a "references" or "works cited" section.