Virtue ethics

/ˈvɜrtʃu ˈɛθɪks/ noun

Definition

An approach to ethics that emphasizes moral character rather than actions or consequences. It asks 'What kind of person should I be?' rather than 'What should I do?' and focuses on developing virtues like courage, honesty, and compassion.

Etymology

From Latin 'virtus' (excellence/strength) and Greek 'ethikos' (relating to character). This approach originated with Aristotle in ancient Greece, was central to medieval philosophy, declined during the Enlightenment, and was revived in the 20th century by philosophers like Elizabeth Anscombe.

Kelly Says

Instead of asking whether lying is wrong, virtue ethics asks whether lying is something a virtuous person would do — it's about becoming the kind of person whose character naturally leads to good actions! This makes it less about following rules and more about moral education and personal development.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
徳之伦理
dekh-i-lu-n-ri
ARالعربية
أخلاق الفضيلة
akhlaq al-fadhıla
BNবাংলা
গুণের নীতি
gun-er neeti
CACatalà
ètica de virtuts
eh-tee-ka deh veer-too-ts
CSČeština
etika ctnosti
eh-tee-ka ktnosti
DADansk
virtusætik
veer-toos-ae-tee-k
DEDeutsch
Tugendlehre
too-gund-leh-ruh
ELΕλληνικά
ηθική της αρετής
ee-thee-kee thee a-re-tehs
ESEspañol
ética de las virtudes
eh-tee-kah deh las veer-too-des
FAفارسی
اخلاق فضیلت
e-khlaq fad-il-at
FISuomi
hyve-etiikka
hyve-eh-tee-kka
FRFrançais
éthique de la vertu
eh-teek duh la ver-too
GUGU
गुણસિદ્ધાંત
gun-sid-d-hant
HAHA
addininin
ah-dee-nee-nin
HEעברית
倫理 של תכונות
lun-ri shel t'ch-no-ot
HIहिन्दी
गुण-नैतिकता
gun-nayitiktaa
HUMagyar
erényetika
e-ren-ye-tee-ka
IDBahasa Indonesia
etika kebajikan
eh-tee-kah ke-ba-ji-kan
IGIG
ihe omuma
ee-heh oh-moo-mah
ITItaliano
etica della virtù
eh-tee-kah deh-la veer-too
JA日本語
徳の倫理
tokuno rīri
KKKK
нәсіптік этика
na-sip-tik eh-tee-ka
KMKM
倫理 បុណ្យ
lun-ri bun
KO한국어
덕의 윤리
deok-ui un-ri
MRMR
गुणेतर नैतिकता
guṇe-tar nai-ti-ka-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
etika budi pekerti
eh-tee-ka boo-dee pe-ker-tee
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေးဇူး 伦理
kye-zu-lu-n-ri
NLNederlands
de ethiek van deugd
de eh-tee-k van de-ugt
NONorsk
virtusætikk
veer-toos-ae-tee-kk
PAPA
ਕੁண-ਨੈਤਿਕਤਾ
kun-nai-ti-ka-ta
PLPolski
etyka cnót
eh-ty-ka chnot
PTPortuguês
ética da virtude
eh-tee-kah dah vee-too-deh
RORomână
etica virtuții
eh-tee-ka veer-too-tee
RUРусский
этика добродетели
eh-tee-kah dobr-oh-deh-tel-i
SVSvenska
virtusétik
veer-toos-eh-tee-k
SWKiswahili
maadili ya maadili
mah-a-dee-lee ya mah-a-dee-lee
TAதமிழ்
குணவியல்
kuṇaviyal
TEతెలుగు
గుణాధర్మం
guṇādharmṁ
THไทย
ศีลธรรม
sīl-tham
TLTL
etika ng kabutihan
eh-tee-kah ng ka-boo-tee-han
TRTürkçe
erdem etiği
er-dem eh-tee-ghi
UKУкраїнська
етика чесності
ye-tee-ka ches-no-sti
URاردو
فضائلِ اخلاق
faḍāʾil-i akhlāq
VITiếng Việt
伦理 đức
luân-lịch đức
YOYO
ẹ̀tọ́ ìṣẹ̀
eh-toh ee-sheh
ZH中文
美德伦理
měi dé lún lǐ
ZUZU
imfundo yezulu
im-fundo yeh-zoo-loo

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