AQA A2 RST3A and RST4A - 6th June + 14th June respectively

You're not screwed! I think you could stretch her theory out to a full essay. I'd just give a quick overview of virtue theory and then focus on what she added on. Here's my notes:

- She's critical of modern ethical theories and says we should go back to Aristotle and virtue theory

- Virtues are important because they benefit the individual and the community

- Virtues are corrective of flaws in human nature so we like being lazy, that's why industriousness is a virtue

- Virtues require good will and so involve intention and inner desires

- context is important too so while courage is a virtue a courageous villain is still not virtuous however Aristotle says virtue could only lead to good things

- you're more virtuous when you find it difficult to be virtuous so a starving tramp goes to a supermarket if he manages not to steal he's being more virtuous than the rich fat man who doesn't even feel tempted to steal even though neither of them stole. This conflicts with Aristotle's idea of the virtuous and continent person, he says of you find it difficult to be virtuous then you're not virtuous at all

- the issue of temptation shows how virtue theory looks into the heart of the moral agent.

That's all I have, I think it's enough for 30 marks if you pad out the points a lot.
Maybe use a load of examples to make it look longer

Very very helpful thank you very much!!!

I know I have already asked this but I have scowered the internet endlessly to find how VE can be applied to an ethical issue. I have a revision guide which says wealth and poverty but its not the worlds greatest and most clear example...

Does anyone have anything?

You're welcome, I had to do an application essay for homework a while ago, I've attatched it in case anyone would find it helpful. Think I got 29/30 in the end, I've stuck the ao2 of it and my teacher's powepoint up too.

It's all about abortion.

Wow you have saved my life thank you very much xoxoxox

hungryatafuneral, you are AMAZING. THANK YOU!

Can we be asked on the Sala dei Nove?

I hope not

Eurgh that virtue question was a right bummer.. Moral and intellectual virtues had hardly any part in virtue ethics

You're welcome. I learnt libertarianism & determinism, virtue theory and science and technology. I think I'll do libertarianism and virtue theory though. I'm alright with science and technology but I feel like I only know the basics, if another section's question was horrible I'd give it a go though

How about you?

how did you find it?? i thought the determinism question was good... i did the relationships and libertarianism and determinism

I did determinism and virtue theory.
Determinism part one went well but I wasn't happy with the criminal responsibility question but it's done now! I said I couldn't agree because I was a soft determinist and talked about Loeb and Leopold and how important responsibility and the criminal justice system are so even if you're not responsible you should go to prison because if you cant control yourself then steps should be taken to stop more crime. I don't know, hopefully I said some good things.

I was pleased with the virtue theory questions, how did relationships go for you?

it sounds like you were on the right lines hopefully we will come out with As
the sex and relationship was okay but the 30 marker was such a broad question i could have added alot more i could have wrote.. oh well aldone prepared for the next one?

I'm also doing life death and beyond....

This is by far my weaker topic as I haven't revised it much yet .

I know there are 4 possible questions, i'm thinking of taking the risk of only going over two topics.

Hmm.