Essays about: "Virtue-ethics"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 33 essays containing the word Virtue-ethics.

  1. 16. Mainstream ethical consumption : The motivations and level of morality of everyday consumers

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Oskar Näslund; Nicklas Öhrnstedt Björnbom; [2019]
    Keywords : Mainstream ethical consumption; ethical consumption; motivations; ethical theories; level of morality; altruistic motives; egoistic motives; non-value-based motives; social justice; social guilt; win-win; self-satisfaction; social norms; health and wellbeing; product quality; habits; knowledge and information; egoism; utilitarianism; ethics of duties; virtue ethics; postmodern ethics;

    Abstract : Growing issues such as climate crises, social injustice and neglection of basic human rights have created a new type of consumption, namely ethical consumption. Ethical consumption was initially mainly concerned for environmental issues but has in later years starting to include a variety of pressing issues. READ MORE

  3. 17. Social Media and the Virtues : Could social media be an obstacle to an individual’s ultimate happiness?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Emma Rosén; [2019]
    Keywords : Aristotle; Social Media; Happiness; Eudaimonia; Wellbeing; Ethics; Nicomachean Ethics; Virtues; Virtue Ethics; Aristoteles; Sociala Media; Lycka; Välmående; Etik; Dygdetik;

    Abstract : The work is a theory application thesis specifically applying Aristotle’s virtue ethicsto evaluate and discuss the potential implications that social media pose on the individual’s potential to achieve happiness as it is understood through the virtue ethics. It includes a close discussion of the virtues temperance and friendship, as well as empirical studies on the subjectand critical discussion incorporating the Aristotelian theory. READ MORE

  4. 18. Hospitality Fostering Integration : Reassessing Hospitality in Migration Ethics

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Lois Lindholm; [2019]
    Keywords : hospitality; integration; migration ethics; Kant; Derrida; Levinas; virtue ethics; courage; humility; patience;

    Abstract : This thesis analyses the concept of hospitality in the context of migration ethics. The underlying philosophical ideas of Kant, Levinas and Derrida are outlined and critically discussed. READ MORE

  5. 19. Environmental Virtue Ethics : Wildlife Tourism in Sweden

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : Zhu Runwen; [2018]
    Keywords : Wildlife tourism; environmental virtue ethics; Confucian; Taoism; Sweden;

    Abstract : With the permission of Swedish Allemansrätten, the Right of Public Access, allows people to interact with the natural environment... . READ MORE

  6. 20. Bedövningsmetoder vid grisslakt : en etisk jämförelse mellan koldioxid och skjutning på gård

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Jeremy Rocchio; [2018]
    Keywords : bedövning; slakt; gris; koldioxid; skjutning; etik;

    Abstract : Slaktgrisar måste bedövas innan avblodning i Sverige och koldioxidbedövning är den vanlig-aste metoden. Syftet med den här litteraturstudien är att jämföra två diametralt olika bedöv-ningsmetoder, skjutning på gård och koldioxidbedövning, från två normativa etiska teorier, nyttoetik och dygdetik. READ MORE