For 10 points, name this school of normative ethics that emphasizes moral character traits.
Sara Ruddick, whose thought was largely concerned with mothering, pioneered the philosophy of care, which was linked to this theory by Michael Slote. Robert Merrihew Adams' Platonic approach to this school of thought bases it on resemblance to God. It's not Divine Command Theory, but Roger Crisp argued that one essay supporting this view is wrong to assume that classical thought lacked the idea of moral blame. That essay arguing for this view introduced the brute facts in the course of discussing (*) Hume, and began by asserting the requirement of a philosophy of psychology for ethics. A work arguing for the revitalisation of this ethical view opens by imaging a future-world where science has been lost. "Modern Moral Philosophy" by Anscombe argues for this ethical view, and this view partly titles Alasdair MacIntyre's best-known book. For 10 points, name this school of normative ethics that emphasizes moral character traits.
Sara Ruddick, whose thought was largely concerned with mothering, pioneered the philosophy of care, which was linked to this theory by Michael Slote.
virtue ethics