I approve of virtuous acts, and disapprove of vicious ones.
In terms of labels, I think I give consequentialist answers to the standard ethical questions, but I think most character improvement comes from thinking deontologically, because of the tremendous amount of influence our identities have on our actions. If one thinks of oneself as humble, that has many known ways of making one act differently. One’s abstract, far mode views are likely to only change one’s speech, not one’s behavior. Thus, I don’t put all that much effort into theories of ethics, and try to put effort instead into acting virtuously.
Interestingly, it seems our views are complementary, not contradictory. I would (I think) be willing to endorse what you said as a recipe for implementing the views I describe.
I approve of virtuous acts, and disapprove of vicious ones.
In terms of labels, I think I give consequentialist answers to the standard ethical questions, but I think most character improvement comes from thinking deontologically, because of the tremendous amount of influence our identities have on our actions. If one thinks of oneself as humble, that has many known ways of making one act differently. One’s abstract, far mode views are likely to only change one’s speech, not one’s behavior. Thus, I don’t put all that much effort into theories of ethics, and try to put effort instead into acting virtuously.
Interestingly, it seems our views are complementary, not contradictory. I would (I think) be willing to endorse what you said as a recipe for implementing the views I describe.