tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post6520841753194474073..comments2024-03-14T11:09:32.759-05:00Comments on Falkenblog: Ethicist Less EthicalEric Falkensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07243687157322033496noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-18597118716187270022010-08-17T07:34:19.410-05:002010-08-17T07:34:19.410-05:00Charles above got it right on the first try. Virt...Charles above got it right on the first try. Virtue is a habit. Habits are acquired by practice. You become brave by doing brave things. You become charitable by treating people kindly.Dave Schulerhttp://www.theglitteringeye.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-77100923164108223182010-08-16T13:50:39.478-05:002010-08-16T13:50:39.478-05:00This reminds me of the ethics professor at a noted...This reminds me of the ethics professor at a noted seminary who took it upon himself to chainsaw some branches obstructing his office views, after his requests to do this were repeatedly denied by the administration.Caveat Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075608780308309624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-11568607003603075452010-08-16T09:06:01.474-05:002010-08-16T09:06:01.474-05:00Virtue is mostly a matter of habits and dispositio...Virtue is mostly a matter of habits and dispositions. We respond to situations unthinkingly and then we may or may not reflect on what we did. Aristotle asserted that a prerequisite for the study of ethics is a sound education, and he was not talking about schooling but more about how a person is reared. So an intellectual, unethical person will use his knowledge of theoretical ethics to justify his actions to himself or to others.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00607057013050715435noreply@blogger.com