VIRTUES

[Behavior showing high moral

standard]

By
M.Dhilsath Fathima
 What is a Virtue?
A State Of Character Or Habit of person.

Morally Good Habits (Excellence Habit)

Behavior showing high moral standard

a good moral quality in a person, or the

general quality of being morally good

Ex:Patience is a virtue
 VIRTUE THEORY
Aristotle, an early Greek Thinker/Philosopher
proposed one of the most influential theories
of ethics called Virtue Theory. According to
this theory virtues or morally good habits
develop only through training and repetition.
 ARISTOTLES
VIRTUE THEORY
Aristotle: a virtue is a state of character by
which you stand well in relation to your
desires, emotions and choices:
to feel [desires and emotions] at the right times,
with reference to the right objects, towards the
right people, with the right motive, and in the right
way
Virtues are traits that are necessary for living
well.
 ARISTOTLES
VIRTUE THEORY-Cont..
Just as individuals develop other kinds of
practical abilities through practice and repetition,
so also he argued humans acquire their moral
ability when they are taught and habituated by
their families and communities to think feel,
and behave in morally appropriate ways.
 Considerations for Virtues
The Right Person
The Right Object
The Right Amount
The Right Time
The Right End
The Right Way
 Example of virtues

Courage, Temperance, Generosity,

Self-control, Honesty, Sociability,
Modesty, and Fairness or Justice are
all virtues.
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY/
TYPES OF VIRTUES
Responsibilities based on
Self Direction Virtues
Public Spirited Virtues
Teamwork Virtues
Proficiency Virtues
 SELF DIRECTION VIRTUES
Making your own decisions and organizing your own
work rather than being told what to do by managers,
colleagues, friends.
Self-direction is a virtue a quality of strength the
development of self responsibility.
Fundamental virtues in exercising our moral autonomy
and responsibility.
e.g. self understanding, humility(Humbleness), good moral
judgment, courage, self discipline, perseverance, commitments,
self-respect and dignity .
e.g. Kindness -Humanity[generosity,nurturance(
care given to someone), care, compassion, altruistic love,
"niceness"]: Doing favors and good deeds for others.
 PUBLIC SPIRITED VIRTUES
Focusing on the good of the clients and public
affected by the engineers work by . not
directly and intentionally harming others i.e.
non-maleficence(do not harm).

Ex: Fairness: Treating all people the same according

to notions of fairness and justice; not letting personal
feelings bias decisions about others.
Ex: Leadership: Encouraging a group of which one
is a member to get things done and at the same
maintain time good relations within the group.
 TEAMWORK VIRTUES

Enables professionals to work successfully

with others.
E.g. collegiality(cooperative relationship of
colleagues), cooperativeness, the ability to
communicate, respect for authority, loyalty to
employers and leadership qualities.
E.g. Citizenship [social responsibility, loyalty,
teamwork]: Working well as a member of a group or
team; being loyal to the group.
 PROFICIENCY VIRTUES
Mastery of ones Profession that characterize good
engineering practice e.g. competence, diligence
(attentiveness) ,creativity, self-renewal through
continuous education.
Open-mindedness [judgment, critical thinking]:
Thinking things through and examining them from all
sides (Perspective); weighing all evidence fairly.
Creativity [originality, cleverness]: Thinking of novel
and productive ways to conceptualize and do things.