Virtue Ethics

Throughout the centuries, humanity has devised theories concerning ethics. Namely, these theories evaluate how one perceives what is morally correct and incorrect. Furthermore, upon seeing the downfalls of relativism, I have concluded that morality is objective. Moreover, although Virtue Ethics, Natural Law Ethics, Utilitarianism, Duty Ethics, have noteworthy ideas, the modified Divine Command Theory, also known as the Divine Nature Theory, is the most logically sufficient theory. Instead of relying upon an exhaustive list of what, known as a list metaethic, the renown philosopher, Aristotle, determined that to live morally is to be virtuous, and to be virtuous, one must follow a balanced principle. Aristotle called this balanced principle

For instance, Matthew 12:34-25 recorded, ““...out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.” Unfortunately, Aristotle’s theory, Virtue Ethics, fails because one may have difficulties to find a balance between two characteristics. However, if one sees Jesus Christ as the example of a balanced, virtuous, person, Virtue Ethics seems increasingly promising, though it still fails to explain why living in balanced is moral. Paul wrote in Romans 2:14-15 that nature reveals the God’s law. Similarly, Natural Law Ethics argues that nature reveals morality. However, Natural Law Ethics fails because it is incomplete in satisfying ethical questions such as how a depraved human could rationalize the morality of nature. As aforementioned, Jesus Christ is a wondrous example to follow. Individuals may say that He acted in a Utilitarian fashion since, for instance, He died for others, without any apparent regard for Himself. Therefore, Utilitarianism seems formidable. However, Utilitarianism has