An article by Psychology Today outlines for us the basic principles of Virtue Ethics. For reference, Virtue Ethics belongs as a subset to the larger group commonly referred to as normative ethics. Normative ethics deals in distinguishing between what is right and what is wrong. Other ethical schools of thought within normative ethics include deontology and consequentialism. If you subscribe to virtue ethics, here are some questions you’d probably ask yourself when making decisions: What kind of person do I want to be? What virtues bring me closer to this goal? What vices prevent me from achieving it? Is my … Continue reading Ethical Schools of Thought: Virtue Ethics