Consider the following thought experiment:
You have been happily married now for roughly three years. While no relationship is perfect, you and your partner are both committed to each other. Recently, you were offered a job in New York, running a non-profit organization that helps poor, undereducated children. You are passionate about this job; it is the culmination of your professional ambitions. A week before the move, your partner collapses and is rushed to the emergency room. The results are not good. They are diagnosed with a rare disease that will leave them helpless and bedridden for the remainder of their life. They will require constant care. You cannot afford to hire someone to do this for you; you must be the one to care for your partner. However, remaining to care for your partner means giving up on your dreams to help undereducated children.
Now, respond to the following prompts:
Write a general description of Virtue Ethics.
An explanation of the nature and goal of cultivating virtue.
A discussion of the virtuous notion of the good life.
A brief description of how virtue ethics works in practice.
