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IV. Developing Virtues for Practices

9 January, 2015 - 09:41
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  1. Choose a virtue that is important for your occupation or profession. What goods or values does the consistent employment of this virtue produce?
  2. Develop a general description of your virtue. (Think along the following lines: people who have virtue X tend to exhibit certain characteristics (or do certain things) in certain kinds of situations. Try to think of these situations in terms of what is common and important to your profession or practice.)
  3. Identify the corresponding vices of excess and defect.
  4. Identify the obstacles arise that prevent professionals from practicing your virtue? Do well-meaning professionals lack power or technical skill?
  5. Identify a moral exemplar for your virtue. Make use of the exemplars described in the Moral Exemplars in Business and Professional Ethics module.
  6. Does your virtue stand alone or does it need support from other virtues or skills? For example, integrity might also require moral courage.