What is the point of ethics? Is it to understand what moral rules or principles we ought to follow? Is it to understand the nature of right and wrong? Is it to come up with a foolproof definition of ...

Virtues are attitudes, dispositions, or character traits that enable us to act and to “be” in ways that develop our potential. Virtues are developed through learning and practice, and become good ...

An appreciation of the virtues one wishes to embody can help to navigate the complex ethical dilemmas physicians may face during the COVID-19 crisis. Approximately 2000 years ago, the ancient Greek ...

Virtue ethics, rooted in Aristotelian philosophy, emphasises the development of individual character and the cultivation of virtues as central to moral conduct. In the context of business ethics, this ...

As I have shown in Part I, as human beings created with reason and seeking to live in accord with natural law, married couples will find virtue ethics very helpful in embracing the twofold ends of ...

The Virtue Ethics Working Group will investigate the role of the virtues in students’ well-being, whole-person pedagogy, and civic engagement. Our goal is to develop and implement a longitudinal study ...

Wisdom and virtue ethics represent a rich convergence of ancient philosophical enquiry and contemporary empirical research. Grounded in Aristotelian tradition, practical wisdom – or phronesis – ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. Before you answer that question, let’s unpack the meaning of ...

When Lockheed Martin “hired” Dilbert in 1997, it was as a test pilot of sorts. Not for the defense giant’s airplanes, but for its evolving ethics program. Dilbert and his comic-strip pals were used in ...

Anonymous goodness is the silent covenant where the heart signs its loyalty to Allah, unseen by people yet immortal in the ...