Question

Many moral theories rely on moral rules: they say that an action is right if it conforms to a moral rule and wrong if it violates a rule. But according to virtue ethics, an action is right if it is the kind of action a virtuous person would do and wrong if it is the kind of action a virtuous person would not do. Drawing on Aristotle and/or Nussbaum, explain how we can go about trying to figure out what actions are right or wrong if we are not ourselves virtuous.

Answer 1

I have always believed that the rightness and wrongness of an action depends on the intent with which it is done. If we are morally rooted and always abide by the ethics of empathy,sympathy, compassion, love, kindness, forgiveness, affection and warmth, we would never do anything that can hurt anyone.. Our actions will be well modulated and manipulated in so many aspects and prospects that nothing would ever go wrong on this. We would know where things actually fall and what is the right need of the hour.