ext_78184 ([identity profile] xuenay.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] xuenay 2010-05-28 01:33 am (UTC)

Virtue ethics can't actually solve moral problems. If I support abortion, and you oppose abortion, I'm sure we could both come up with virtues that support our own position. I could say that I'm supporting the virtue of compassion, or mercy. You could say you're supporting the virtue of respect, or justice, or whatever. We both can say whatever the heck we wanted before we thought about ethics, we can both leave feeling righteous and like we've gained status from the interaction, and the only people we don't help are the ones actually trying to figure out whether to get an abortion or not, who are just as lost as before.

By the way - is this really any different in consequentialism or deontology?
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