Teaching Virtue Theory Experientially

Virtue theory and abortion.

The sort of ethical theory derived from Aristotle, variously described as virtue ethics, virtue-based ethics, or neo-Aristotelianism, is becoming better known, and is now quite widely recognized as at least a possible rival to deontological and utilitarian theories. With recognition has come criticism, of varying quality. In this article I shall discuss nine separate criticisms that I have fr...

Normative Virtue Theory in Theological Ethics

What place is there for virtue theory in theological ethics? Many question the normative significance of virtue theory in theological ethics today, leaving it to rule-based ethics to provide action-guidance. There are three key objections to the normativity of virtue theory: that virtue theory is about agents rather than actions, that virtue theory has nothing to say directly about the morality...

From mechanism to virtue: evaluating Nudge-theory

zagzebski's moral theory: exemplarist virtue theory

linda zagzebski presents a new kind of foundational moral theory in her exemplarist virtue theory which exemplary persons have considered as the foundation. in this theory all of the basic moral concepts such as good ends and right acts are defined by direct reference to paradigmatically good person. one of the most important consequences of this theory is that moral propositions are a posterio...

Aligning Experientially Grounded Ontologies Using Language Games

Ontology alignment is essential to enable communication in a multi-agent system where agents have heterogeneous ontologies. We use language games as a decentralised iterative ontology alignment solution in a multi-agent system where ontologies are grounded in measurements taken in a dynamic environment. Rather than attempting to ground ontologies through physical interaction, we design language...