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The development of moral character may take a whole lifetime. But once it is firmly established, one will act consistently, predictably and appropriately in a variety of situations. Another distinguishing feature of virtue ethics is that character traits are stable, fixed, and reliable dispositions. If an agent possesses the character trait of kindness, we would expect him or her to act kindly in all sorts of situations, towards all kinds of people, and over a long period of time, even when it is difficult to do so. A person with a certain character can be relied upon to act consistently over a time.Haile, B. (2013). Virtuous meat consumption: A virtue ethics defense of an omnivorous way of life. Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture, 16(1), 83–100. Vic) Peacefully passed away on 6th June 2022 aged 101 years. Loving husband of the late Marjorie, loving dad to Jacqueline, Carole, Victoria and the late Susan, loving father-in-law to Gren and Stephen. Also a loving grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great grandfather. Vic will be sadly missed by all. Funeral service Wednesday 29th June at 2.30pm in the West Chapel at Wilford Hill Crematorium. Family flowers only please by request and donations to Macmillan Cancer Care or the HMS Phoebe Association and may be sent care of: Chaworth House 24 Varney Road Clifton NG11 8EX 0115 945 6232 www.lymn.co.uk

Most virtue ethics theories take their inspiration from Aristotle who declared that a virtuous person is someone who has ideal character traits. These traits derive from natural internal tendencies, but need to be nurtured; however, once established, they will become stable. For example, a virtuous person is someone who is kind across many situations over a lifetime because that is her character and not because she wants to maximize utility or gain favors or simply do her duty. Unlike deontological and consequentialist theories, theories of virtue ethics do not aim primarily to identify universal principles that can be applied in any moral situation. And virtue ethics theories deal with wider questions—“How should I live?” and “What is the good life?” and “What are proper family and social values?” It took a few week for all the information to be collated from my Pension Provider but we had regular calls from a lovely lady her name is Holly Evans in the office to let us know what had come and what was due to come which we appreciated . After the meeting, I was kept regularly updated by Holly who also answered any questions I had until my pension was finalised.formerly Kilgannon, nee Tyrer) On 11th June, 2022, died peacefully at home, aged 79. Much loved and missed by her husband, Rupert and by Rory (John), Tracey, Siobhan, the late Sean, Simon and Anneli and their families, as well as numerous friends. Our grateful thanks to her carers from Home Instead, the Community Nursing Service and the Red Cross Critical Care Service. Avril's funeral will be held at 12 noon on the 5th July 2022 at Bingham Methodist Hall, followed by a family committal at Gedling Crematorium. Family flowers only, please. Donations in lieu for the Red Cross may be sent care of Bingham & District 17 Long Acre Bingham NG13 8AF 01949 837 211 www.lymn.co.uk Virtue “lies in a mean” because the right response to each situation is neither too much nor too little. Virtue is the appropriate response to different situations and different agents. The virtues are associated with feelings. For example: courage is associated with fear, modesty is associated with the feeling of shame, and friendliness associated with feelings about social conduct. The virtue lies in a mean because it involves displaying the mean amount of emotion, where mean stands for appropriate. (This does not imply that the right amount is a modest amount. Sometimes quite a lot may be the appropriate amount of emotion to display, as in the case of righteous indignation). The mean amount is neither too much nor too little and is sensitive to the requirements of the person and the situation. Fifer WP, Moon C (1988) Auditory experience in the fetus. In: Smothermon WP, Robinson SR (eds) Behavior of the fetus. The Telford Press, Telford, p 176 Jenny) Passed away peacefully on 4th June 2022 aged 82 years. Now at rest. Jenny will be fondly remembered by her loving children, Melinda (Lindi) and Paul and sister, Liz The funeral service will be held at Bramcote Crematorium (Reflection Chapel) on Monday 27th June at 3.30 pm. Flowers are welcome or, if desired, donations in memory of Jenny are being collected for Alzheimer's Research UK. All enquiries to The Co-operative Funeralcare, Chilwell. Tel 0115 697 2826. Co-operative Funeralcare, 404 High Road, Chilwell, NG9 5EG Virtue ethics initially emerged as a rival account to deontology and consequentialism. It developed from dissatisfaction with the notions of duty and obligation and their central roles in understanding morality. It also grew out of an objection to the use of rigid moral rules and principles and their application to diverse and different moral situations. Characteristically, virtue ethics makes a claim about the central role of virtue and character in its understanding of moral life and uses it to answer the questions “How should I live? What kind of person should I be?” Consequentialist theories are outcome-based and Kantian theories are agent-based. Virtue ethics is character-based. 3. Virtue Ethical Theories

The three types of theories covered above developed over long periods, answering many questions and often changed in response to criticisms. For example, Michael Slote has moved away from agent-based virtue ethics to a more Humean-inspired sentimentalist account of virtue ethics. Humean accounts of virtue ethics rely on the motive of benevolence and the idea that actions should be evaluated by the sentiments they express. Admirable sentiments are those that express a concern for humanity. The int Terry) Passed away peacefully at home on 29th May 2022 aged 77 years. Much loved husband, dad and brother, Terry will be sadly missed by all who knew him. Funeral service to take place at Bramcote Crematorium, Reflection Chapel on Thursday 30th June 2022 at 3.30pm. Family flowers only please, if desired donations in lieu to benefit Hayward House can be sent care of A. W. Lymn A. W. Lymn Half Crown House 38 Derby Road Stapleford NG9 7AA 0115 949 9211 www.lymn.co.uk I need not have worried however, as my personal adviser Andrew Hursthouse soon dispelled my doubts and reservations. I have come to trust his sense of duty and obligation to his clients. My experience in choosing the right pension, was much more straightforward than I had thought it would be.To add your own tributes to the loved ones from our area, or to publish a notice for your loved one, visit funeral-notices.co.uk

Annas, J. (2005). Virtue ethics: What kind of naturalism? In S. Gardiner (Ed.), Virtue ethics, old and new (pp. 11–29). Ithaca: Cornell University Press. Field T, Woodson R et al (1983) Discrimination and imitation of facial expressions by term and preterm neonates. Infant Behav Dev 6:485–489 yes i am happy how Andrew searched all the relevant pension companies to achieve a better pension for me in my retirement.And very pleased with the outcome and now i am much wiser and happier knowing that Andrew helped my wife and myself secure a future in retirement.

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There are a number of different accounts of virtue ethics. It is an emerging concept and was initially defined by what it is not rather than what it is. The next section examines claims virtue ethicists initially made that set the theory up as a rival to deontology and consequentialism. a. How Should One Live? We are constantly faced with moral problems. For example: Should I tell my friend the truth about her lying boyfriend? Should I cheat in my exams? Should I have an abortion? Should I save the drowning baby? Should we separate the Siamese twins? Should I join the fuel protests? All these problems are different and it seems unlikely that we will find the solution to all of them by applying the same rule. If the problems are varied, we should not expect to find their solution in one rigid and inflexible rule that does not admit exception. If the nature of the thing we are studying is diverse and changing, then the answer cannot be any good if it is inflexible and unyielding. The answer to “how should I live?” cannot be found in one rule. At best, for virtue ethics, there can be rules of thumb—rules that are true for the most part, but may not always be the appropriate response. Rachels, S. (2011). Vegetarianism. In T. Beauchamp & R. Frey (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of animal ethics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Fraser, D., & MacRae, A. M. (2011). Four types of activities that affect animals: Implications for animal welfare science and animal ethics philosophy. Animal Welfare, 20(4), 581–590.