Is Virtue ethics a moral theory that focuses mainly on one's intentions?

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2026-05-05 19:56

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It appears to be primarily focused on personal character and responses to situations, therefore similar to situation ethics. take the familiar example of finding a large amount of money in an untoward or chance position- there are all sorts of qualifying angles here. for example if I was browsing along in a book store in the shelves and happened to find a large denomination bill in a book ( this can happen easily as people often store money in books)- I would quietly pick it up and put it in my back pocket and quietly leave the store. that modulus would nor work on the street! if one found a wallet or somethiing ( dedicated_ with ID cards or address one would be obligated to report the incident to the police- perhaps taking the found items to the police station. I once had a wallet incident happen- the owner was nearby- was a woman who had motored up- from the south and the wallet slipped out of her pants pocket- as I found it near her car. naturally she was glad to get it back. One the other hand in the bookstore example- I would take the money, put it aside and quietly (Clear the Bridge). it is a sad commentary on society that so much of situation ethics is predicated on the dollar sign. anyhow that is my take.

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