BUSI 1010U Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: John Stuart Mill, Virtue Ethics, Toyota Electronic Modulated Suspension
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Virtue ethics stresses the kind of moral abilities that put us in a position to act morally, whether after weighty deliberation or quick reaction. This view of ethics focuses on the character of the person performing the action and rejects the idea of dealing with moral problems by applying the correct theory, at least in any mechanical or algorithmic way. Rather, it focuses on a person"s response to a moral problem as that of a moral person - that is, one with the requisite character. One of the difficulties of the applied theory view of ethics is time. John stuart mill - *refer to page 19* The theory is imposed from without - for example, from objective rules, duties, rights, and constraints of utility and applied as appropriate. This is not to say that moral behavior is only automatic or spontaneous.
