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PHIL2700R [14272] Into Hist of Asian Philosophy (LEC) Winter 2020
SA 2.8 Virtue Ethics
Charles Goodman argues that Buddhist ethical theories are consequentialist, because the Buddhist theory of nonself
entails an agent-neutral morality and consequentialism is agent-neutral. Your task in this discussion will be to define
one of the ethical theories he discusses and to take a position on a problem that he identifies with that theory.
Read: Charles Goodman’s Chapter 2: Main Features of Some Western Ethical Theories from his 2009 work
Consequences of Compassions: An Interpretation and Defense of Buddhist Ethics
Review: Your notes on how information was used to make arguments in the Relating to Self and Others discussion
Post: Your answers to the following questions in 250-500 words total:
Question: How does Goodman define “Virtue Ethics” in Chapter 2? Do you agree that the scenario of an amoral society
without someone like Gandhi poses a real problem for virtue-based accounts of morality (see Goodman 2009, 40)? Why
or why not?
Reply: To a group member’s post by either agreeing or disagreeing with something in that post and provide at least
one new reason for your agreement or disagreement in 200-400 words total.
DISCUSSION GUIDELINES
DO
•Use phrases like “The way I understand it” or “From what I’ve read” to show other students that you are open to
discussion;
•Include specific examples to support your opinion, especially when agreeing or disagreeing with someone else’s
post;
•Make connections between the discussion topics and the assigned readings by referring to specific pages in the
readings (e.g. Ivanhoe 2017, 4) when posting and when replying;
•Include thoughtful questions to show that you care what your fellow course participants think.
DON’T
•Copy material from other course participants’ posts–if you’re not sure what you can add, contact the instructor or
Academic Advising for support;
•Post about things that are completely unrelated to the coursework, like your personal plans for the weekend;
•Insult or make fun of posts or use sarcasm. If you disagree with a post, then explain why in a constructive and
empathetic manner, i.e. Remember the Human: if you wouldn’t say it to someone’s face, then don’t say it online;
•Get involved in flame wars–especially not over issues of spelling, grammar, FAQs, and so on—if things do flame up,
remember that you can stand by what you said and still apologize for the way in which you said it.
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