Why helping the victims of disasters makes me a better person: Towards an anthropological theory of humanitarian action

Autor:	Eleni Kalokairinou
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	060101 anthropology Virtue ethics Sociology and Political Science 05 social sciences 050109 social psychology 06 humanities and the arts Disposition Epistemology Philosophy Anthropological theory 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 0601 history and archaeology Sociology Humanitarian action Law
Zdroj:	Human Affairs. 26:26-33
ISSN:	1337-401X 1210-3055
DOI:	10.1515/humaff-2016-0004
Popis:	In this paper I examine which is the most appropriate moral theory for dealing with disaster bioethics contexts. It is pointed out that, contrary to what is usually believed, moral theories of right action cannot actually guide us in such difficult situations. Instead, it is claimed that a virtue ethics theory of an Aristotelian version, which gives emphasis not only on the virtuous person but also on the relevant developmental process of becoming virtuous, can provide us with the right theoretical framework for coping with the problems which the victims of such disastrous situations face.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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