"Right Actions" Discussion Questions

Rosalind Hursthouse
  1. Some people object to virtue ethics, claiming that it isn’t act-centered. What does this mean? How does Hursthouse reply to this objection?
  2. According to Hursthouse, what makes an action right? Why does she think that virtue is prior to right?
  3. Explain the problem of codifiability for virtue ethics? How does Hursthouse solve this problem?
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