How Is Moral Character Developed

HOW IS MORAL
CHARACTER
DEVELOPED
PRESENTED BY: GROUP 3
WHAT IS MORAL CHARACTER?
 MORAL IS CONCERNED WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF RIGHT AND
WRONG BEHAVIOR.
 CHARACTER IS DEFINED AS THE MENTAL AND MORAL QUALITIES

DISTINCT TO AN INDIVIDUAL. IN PHILOSOPHY, CHARACTER USUALLY
DENOTES TO THE MORAL DIMENSION OF A PERSON.
 MORAL CHARACTER REFERS TO THE EXISTENCE SUCH AS INTEGRITY,

COURAGE, FORTITUDE, HONEST, AND LOYALTY.
MORAL CHARACTER as DISPOSITION
• MORAL CHARACTER ARE THOSE DISPOSITION OR THE TENDENCY TO
ACT OR THINK IN A PARTICULAR WAY FOR WHICH A PERSON CAN BE
HELD MORALLY RESPONSIBLE. THUS, MORAL CHARACTER TRAITS ARE
RATIONAL, INFORMED, STABLE AND RELIABLE DISPOSITIONS.
PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWS ON MORAL
CHARACTER
CONFUCIAN TRADITION
 THE PHILOSOPHY OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT IS ROOTED IN ANCIENT
VIEWS.
 ATTRIBUTES TO “FOUR BEGINNINGS” OF HUMAN PERSONALITY
WESTERN UNDERSTANDING OF PERSONALITY AS GIVEN HUMAN
CONDITION.
 PERSONALITY IN CONFUCIAN PERCEPTION MEAN “AN ACHIEVE STATE
OF MORAL EXCELLENCE”
 “PRE-SELF” OR “POTENTIAL SELF”
 FOUR BEGINNING IN CONFUCIAN TRADITION ARE:
1. THE HEART OF COMPASSION, WHICH LEAD TO JEN.
2. THE HEART OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, WHICH LEAD TO YI.
3. THE HEART OF PROPRIETY, WHICH LEAD TO LI.
4. THE HEART OF WISDOM, WHICH LEAD TO ZHI.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE
VIRTUOS?
 VIRTUE FORT HE GREEK IS EQUIVALENT TO EXCELLENCE.
 A MAN HAS VIRTUE AS A FLAUTIST, FOR INSTANCE, IF HE PLAYS THE
FLUTE WELL, SINCE PLAYING THE FLUTE IS THE DISTINCTIVE ACTIVITY
OF A FLAUTIST. A PERSON OF VIRTUE IS SOMEONE WHO PERFORMS
THE DISTINCTIVE ACTIVITY OF BEING HUMAN WELL.
 THE PRINCIPLE OF BEING VIRTUES IS CALLED THE “DOCTRINE OF
GOLDEN MEAN” WHICH MEANS THE MORAL BEHAVIOR IS THE ONE
THAT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF TWO EXTREME BEHAVIORS (OR WHAT
CALLED VICES.)
• extreme behavior means the act was either excessive or deficient.
• Temperance is the "golden mean" between starvation ang gluttony.
• Aristotle understood virtue as a character that can be developed, and

that this can be developed by practicing the golden mean. In time,
good behavior will come naturally.
• It is important to note that Aristotle's Doctrine of the mean does not claim that you
behave in moderately at all times; such as when you get angry, you should only ever be
'moderately' angry.
• He concluded that virtue is a choice of behaving the right way, at the right time, with the
right people, and this choise is determined by rational principle and practical wisdom.
• The virtuous man is the kind of man who is able to satisfy both inclinations and and
rational desires because his or her inclinations and desires are aligned.
• The virtuous man wants to do what is good and does it because he/she deriveds
pleaseres from choosing and doing what is moral.
But why do we have to be virtuous?
• According to virtue ethics, is eudaimonia.
• Generall,y, eudaimonia can be translated as "happiness", "well-being"

or "the good life" and that this is the goal of human life.
• Aristotle believe that to achieve eudaimonia you need to practice the

virtues in your everyday activity all through your life.
• Bold words: 2 virtuous man, last Doctrine of the mean, golden mean,
temperance, deficient
• Italic: first Doctrine of the mean

ARISTOTLE AND VIRTUE ETHICS
• Virtue ethics is an approach that reduces the emphasis on rules,
consequences, and particular acts. Instead, virtue ethics focus on
quality of the person.
• Virtue ethics is largely identified with Aristotle. In ancient western

philosophy, Aristotle's discussion on moral character, particularly
virtue, is the most influential view in the topic. Aristotle argued that
each person has a built-in desire to be virtues and that if a person is
focused on being a good person the right actions will follow
effortlessly and you will do good things.
What does it mean to be a good person?
• Aristotle believed that human have essence. He called this essence as
proper functioning where everything has a function and the thing that
performs as intended is called good when it is able to fulfill this function.
• Thus, a scissor is a good scissor if it can cut.
• A car is good if it runs and takes you to your destination.
• A person is also good if he or she fulfills what nature expects of him or her.
• However, Aside from its natural instincts, a person according to Aristotle
is also a "rational animal" and a "social animal". Therefore, using reason to
live and get along with other people is also the human person's function.
• A "good" person is one who fulfills all these function.
THANK YOU!!
"Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to
know whether you did it or not" - Oprah Winfrey

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HOW IS MORAL

 CHARACTER IS DEFINED AS THE MENTAL AND MORAL QUALITIES

 MORAL CHARACTER REFERS TO THE EXISTENCE SUCH AS INTEGRITY,

1. THE HEART OF COMPASSION, WHICH LEAD TO JEN.

2. THE HEART OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, WHICH LEAD TO YI.

3. THE HEART OF PROPRIETY, WHICH LEAD TO LI.

4. THE HEART OF WISDOM, WHICH LEAD TO ZHI.

• Temperance is the "golden mean" between starvation ang gluttony.

• Aristotle understood virtue as a character that can be developed, and

• Generall,y, eudaimonia can be translated as "happiness", "well-being"

• Aristotle believe that to achieve eudaimonia you need to practice the

• Italic: first Doctrine of the mean

• Virtue ethics is largely identified with Aristotle. In ancient western

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