Virtual Ethics Philosophy Essay
MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS: 300 words. Ensure you use basic MLA formatting (include a title, introduction with thesis, main copy, conclusion. Text should use double line spacing, use in text citations for quotes/paraphrasing, and a works cited page. You should reference an MLA style guide available via the library). Resources: you should only use the text-book (IMP-Virtue Ethics Ch. 12 and RMP – Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics p.172-183,the class PowerPoint on Virtue Ethics, your notes and the UNSDG’s. Please do not do any other external research for journals. ESSAY PROMPT Explain Aristotle’s virtue ethics: how do we become virtuous (excellent) individuals? Why according to Aristotle is it necessary to be virtuous in order to lead a fully flourishing life? Explain his theory on habituation and the golden mean. Finally, review the UN Sustainable Development Goals (https://sdgs.un.org/goals) and consider what external goods you think are necessary for a good life today.