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Following §4 of the entry “Virtue Ethics” in IEP discuss three objections to Virtue Ethics




(1) Following §4 of the entry “Virtue Ethics” in IEP discuss three objections to

Virtue Ethics. Do you agree or disagree with these objections? Give

reasons to support your opinion.


(2) What, in your opinion, makes people virtuous? Are they born that way, or

do they have to be taught? If you believe they are born that way, what

evidence or proof can you cite in support of your belief? If people must be

taught to be virtuous, what methods should be used to make them so?



Entry “Virtue Ethics” in Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
http://www.iep.utm.edu/virtue/print


Ch. 40 “Virtue Ethics” in <Skorupski>, p.478-489
http://www.lightforcenetwork.com/sites/default/files/The%20Routledge%20Companion%20to%20Ethics%20-%20John%20Skorupski.pdf


Attention: Each essay should be 1.5 pages without the heading, double-spaced in Times New Roman of 12 font

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