Okay, first things first: my initial reaction to a certain line in your comment was a reflexive downvote, but after a minute I reconsidered; applying the principle of charity, it’s more likely that I’ve misinterpreted you than that you actually meant what I found ridiculous. So, to clarify:
In my experience, enough people feel that way that it’s rare for anyone to starve or freeze unless he behaves so badly that he doesn’t deserve to be helped.
Surely, surely you are not blaming the victims of starvation?
Also, secondly:
I wasn’t and still am not sure what “Virtue Ethics” is supposed to mean.
WP has an okay summary, but the short version is: an act is moral or not based on the character and intentions of the actor. It sounds like your ethics are rather more deontological (i.e. rule-based).
Okay, first things first: my initial reaction to a certain line in your comment was a reflexive downvote, but after a minute I reconsidered; applying the principle of charity, it’s more likely that I’ve misinterpreted you than that you actually meant what I found ridiculous. So, to clarify:
Surely, surely you are not blaming the victims of starvation?
Also, secondly:
WP has an okay summary, but the short version is: an act is moral or not based on the character and intentions of the actor. It sounds like your ethics are rather more deontological (i.e. rule-based).