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what does Rand believe 1. each person is a "heroic being, with his own happiness as the
moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and the reason as
his only absolute
2. any viable account of ethics must be about what's best for that person's life
Rand's Ethical Egoism celebrates the interests of the self as the ultimate ground of values
and ethics
man qua man maximize the good of the self that you have
what does Rand argue reasons allow people to understand objective reality, and being
rational allows people to live in response to this reality
Rand's notion of virtuous egoism 1. our independence means that people are not defined
by their relationships
2. the noblest activity is productive activity
3. treat people as they really are
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virtue ethics choices and actions are only part of ethics. the deeper subject matter is
thinking about a person's character
character refers to the emotional and intellectual dispositions, characteristics, and
sensibilities that give shape to what people are like and explains the underlying reasons for why
they act as they do
aim to interpret peoples particular actions within the context of their whole lives
virtue the quality of having a good character
vice the quality of having a bad character
Doctrine of the Golden Mean to develop a disposition that is the mean between two
extremes. for example, courage falling between cowardice and recklessness
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ethics of care identified by carol gilligan. an ethical decision making rule where
individuals focus on relationships and responsibilites. it is moral to focus on those two things
Biggest Pro of Ethics of Care protects the weak and dependent. we have a responsibility
to care and protect others that are weaker than us, and dependent on us
biggest con of ethics of care it neglects justice. it doesn't enforce punishment and doesn't
make people take responsibility for their actions
example of ethics of care small entrepreneurial businesses can have different goals other
than maximizing profit, such as Dr. Ryan's son fixating his dentist job around his surfboarding
schedule
what does ethics of care emphasize emphasizes how ethical reflection should focus on the
quality of caring relationships
What does Gilligan criticize Kohlberg for? Gilligan argues that Kohlberg's stages of moral
development represent a make bias and that women tend to speak with a different moral voice