Assignment:
Virtues help shape our aspirations for what sort of person we want to be. In an essay of 1,050 to 1,400 words, discuss how cultivating a virtuous disposition may help you achieve your goals, both personally and professionally.
Include the following:
- Discuss how being virtuous defines you.
- Examine your cultural ideas of virtues and how they compare with other cultures. Explain how your idea of being virtuous fits within a cultural context.
- Explain how your ideas fit within the idea of utilitarianism and individual or group happiness.
- Use examples from your own life and information from Ethics for Life, as well as two outside sources, to discuss the relationship between virtues and your success as a person.
Format your assignment according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.
Your answer must be, typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman font (size 12), one-inch margins on all sides, APA format and also include references.