HL.c.9—Virtue ethics

Apply virtue ethics to environmental choices.

Virtue ethics asks what a good, responsible and compassionate person or community would characteristically do.

A council choosing restraint and care for a vulnerable watershed may be acting from stewardship rather than short-term gain.

Judge the character and habits expressed, not only the outcome.

Key idea: Apply virtue ethics to environmental choices.

A good intention does not guarantee a good environmental result.