Modern Virtue Ethics: Can Aristotle’s Ethical Theory be Applied in the 21st Century?

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I will conclude that, because virtue-ethicists are in fact able to utilise Aristotle’s core moral framework and adapt it to the society in which they wish to implement it, Aristotle does indeed provide an adequate basis for contemporary virtue ethics. While many aspects of Aristotle’s theory are rejected and adapted, the main foundation of modern virtue ethics can be Aristotelian.

On Literal and Intended meanings: Should they coincide?

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Mathieu H - "Brutus is an honourable man." The divine between the intended and literal meaning of sentences is explored in the works of philosophers of the pragmatic school, namely Austin, Searle, and Grice. We shall extract from their studies philosophical understandings concerning the difference between what is uttered and what is meant.

The Challenges Experienced by Men in Becoming Feminists

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Mimi Yates - A certain hesitation exists upon putting the terms ‘male’ and ‘feminist’ together. Within academia, some scholars suggest it is oxymoronic (Kahane 1998). In this essay I will explore two, distinctive yet interrelated, obstacles for men in understanding and engaging in feminist thought.