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| Host 1: Seeking such equilibrium, Kantian ethics offers absolute moral laws derived from logic alone, independent of fickle feelings or limited experience.
Host 2: It builds an ethical framework of non-contradictory duties and rights, binding and categorically true for all rational beings. We discover universal maxims through reason. Host 1: For instance, lying breaks the consistency of truthful dialogue so must always be wrong, even if it spares your friend’s feelings about their bad haircut! But does pure logic suffice for complex human realities? Host 2: An insightful critique! While intellectually appealing, Kantian rigor seems coldly indifferent to real ethical dilemmas’ nuance. And who is interpreted as “rational” has historically excluded minorities. Reasonable ethics likely integrates mind and heart. Virtue Ethics - Striving to Be Your Best Self Host 1: Harmonizing truth and compassion, virtue ethics says the keystone of morality is embodied character, not just abstract duties. It asks - what would an ethical role model do? Host 2: Yes, we develop traits like courage, generosity and integrity to become superheroes of goodness! Virtuous living sees ethics as a journey of self-actualization. Host 1: Love it! By practicing wisdom, humanity and justice, they grow into second nature. Virtue is creative capacity to make morally wise decisions despite uncertainty, staying rooted in dignity for all. Host 2: Beautiful! Still, conflict can test even seasoned virtue. External guides may assist internal character, discerning which seeds to nurture for society-wide flowering! Natural Law - The Moral Universe Host 1: Speaking of interconnected flowering, natural law theory locates ethics within nature’s innate order - the grand web binding all existence. Host 2: It says the moral universe has an elegant wisdom we can harmonize with by thoughtful living, bringing out our humanity’s highest potentials. Download 21.23 Kb. Share with your friends:
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