A Natural Law Response To Virtue Ethics

If you were convinced by Virtue Ethics presentation in the last section, here’s a Natural Law response to Virtue Ethics. While admitting there is some overlap between the two views, it does seem that the Natural Law view points out some big holes that Virtue Ethics tends to overlook or has not addressed.

Timeline:

00:00 – Introduction
01:26 – Quick Summary Of Virtue Ethics
03:16 – The Responses
05:26 – Natural Law Response
05:56 – Overlap Between Natural Law & Virtue Ethics
09:12 – The Divergence Between Natural Law & Virtue Ethics
11:36 – David Hume & Aristotle – Virtue Ethicists?
12:51 – What Basis Does One Determine What Is Virtuous?
14:36 – Virtue Ethics Needs More Classification & Foundation
15:47 – In Steps Natural Law
17:55 – Virtue Ethics Allow For Too Much Leeway
21:35 – By What Standings
23:07 – Some Light Commentary
24:50 – Conclusion