Virtue Ethics as a Modern Thought Movement
September 14, 2024 09:39 Source: Chinese Social Sciences Magazine Author: Li Yitian

  bet365 live casino games Since the middle of the 20th century,A large number of important works have emerged in the field of ethics around issues related to virtue ethics,A series of fierce confrontations occurred,Constitutes a real modern ideological movement。In the meantime,It has mainly experienced three stages of evolution: from the initial criticism of the legalization tendency of modern moral philosophy、Explain the basic characteristics and significance of the concept of virtue,To appeal to ancient ethical sources such as Aristotelian Ethics、The main connotation and history of demonstrating the concept of virtue,And then consciously transform or abandon ancient theories、Proactively respond to the requirements and questions raised by modern ethical life、Create a virtue ethics system with modern temperament and characteristics。Therefore,As a modern ideological movement,Virtue ethics has its clear boundaries of time and space、Rich theoretical form and complex levels of meaning: it is expressed in a broad sense as a series of discussions around virtue issues,In a narrow sense, it is also expressed as the conscious exploration of the modern virtue ethics system。However,This change not only triggered internal divisions in virtue ethics,We also face the inherent difficulties in constructing modern ethical knowledge。

 Keywords:Virtue  Virtue Ethics  Moral Philosophy  Ideological Movement

 AuthorLi Yitian,Professor, Tsinghua University Moral Education Research Center (Beijing 100084)。

Editor: Zhang Jing
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