NURS 3225 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Faith Hope And Charity (Us Band), Edmund Pellegrino, Virtue Ethics
Document Summary
Develop and defend some concept of an ideal person. Develop a list of virtues that are necessary for an ideal person. Defend how people come to possess such virtues. Values the character of the agent over anything else. Regards the judgment and character of the agent as the most critical. Virtue theorists of middle ages- less important as a theory. Associated with st augustine & st. thomas aquinas. Augustine: one has a duty to love god and we most act in accordance with his will- as a good. Moral reasoning should direct one"s senses in accordance with that duty. Additional desirable virtues- faith, hope & charity. Aquinas: people have a desirable end goal and purpose, developing virtues leads to human. Contemporary virtue theorists (edmund pincoff & edmund pellegrino) happiness and good moral reasoning. Motives & intentions of the agent matter! Focused on developing moral character of healthcare professionals.
