Choose the true statement about virtue-based ethics.

Actions are evaluated based solely on the actor's intent.

Actions are evaluated based on both positive and negative consequences of the action.

Actions are evaluated based on how the action is viewed by society, convention, or culture.

Actions are evaluated based on how the action reveals the actor's character.

Choose the true statement about virtue-based ethics.

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Actions are evaluated based solely on the actor's intent.

Actions are evaluated based on both positive and negative consequences of the action.

Actions are evaluated based on how the action is viewed by society, convention, or culture.

Actions are evaluated based on how the action reveals the actor's character.

Roger dashed into his burning house to retrieve some objects of sentimental value, and the doorway collapsed behind him. Firefighters were forced to follow and pull him from the inferno. Roger's wife thanked her husband for his courage in entering the burning house, but the fire chief reprimanded him for putting firefighters in danger. He called Roger's act reckless and foolish. According to virtue-based ethics, Roger's action is evaluated based on how it reveals character. It is difficult to determine how the action informs Roger's character. Therefore, the action has __________ results.

counterintuitive

virtuous

intuitive

ambiguous

Which of the following people would be most satisfied with virtue-based ethics?

Sandra is looking for an ethical system that is based in religious teachings.

Seth is looking for an ethical system that evaluates actions in and of themselves.

Sadie is looking for an ethical system that focuses on being good, not just on doing good things.

Sean is looking for an ethical system that is based on the effects of actions.

Which of the following critiques represents a challenge to virtue-based ethics?

Ignorance makes it easier to get away with bad actions.

The same rules do not apply to everyone.

There isn't a clear list of virtues.

Unintended effects have too much impact on the agent's guilt.

Which action, while seemingly good, may reveal a vice rather than a virtue?

Margot gives a filthy stray dog a bath out of a sense of kindness.

Despite being frightened, Sam opens the door when the doorbell rings at 2:00 am.

Ellie wants to make her parents proud, so she works hard and earns a scholarship for college.

Brian really loves his mother's cooking and overeats every time she cooks for him.