Virtue ethics seems less easily applicable to the domain of “what governmental policies to support” than to the domain of personal behavior, so I had a hard time thinking of examples. Can you?
On politics, virtue ethics might say: “try to have leaders that are good”*, “accepting bribes is wrong”, and perhaps “seek peace and shared ground rather than division and fear.” (Working towards peace seems more virtuous than fear mongering.)
*and if they’re not good, try and change that—gradual progress is better than no progress at all.
Virtue ethics seems less easily applicable to the domain of “what governmental policies to support” than to the domain of personal behavior, so I had a hard time thinking of examples. Can you?
On politics, virtue ethics might say: “try to have leaders that are good”*, “accepting bribes is wrong”, and perhaps “seek peace and shared ground rather than division and fear.” (Working towards peace seems more virtuous than fear mongering.)
*and if they’re not good, try and change that—gradual progress is better than no progress at all.