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Virtue ethics
BY 1 NOV 2023
What makes something right or wrong?
Ethics Unboxed: Virtue, are you being your best self?
Lesson 9 shifts the focus from questions of what is the right thing to do to what is the right kind of person to be?
ArticleHEALTH + WELLBEING
The virtues of Christmas
BY 20 DEC 2019
Christmas means time with friends and family. It can bring up some tricky ethical questions. We look to virtue ethics for the solutions.
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Is modesty an outdated virtue?
BY 22 MAY 2018
Have you noticed the latest fashion trend to hit the beaches? It a rather cheeky fashion trend… the summer of bare butts.
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Ethics Explainer: Virtue Ethics
BY 16 FEB 2016
Does the moral character of a person count? Virtue ethics, first coined by Aristotle says a good person is someone who lives virtuously.
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David Pocock’s rugby prowess and social activism is born of virtue
BY 30 OCT 2015
David Pocock’s rugby prowess and commitment to social activism inspires awe. Fortunately, the blonde behemoth has never shied away from a challenge.
WorkshopBeing Human
Ethics Tune Up: Ethics 101 (MEL)
Join us in Melbourne for an innovative and engaging masterclass series from The Ethics Centre, with philosopher Dr Tim Dean, designed to take your ethical skills to the next level.
WorkshopBeing Human
Ethics Tune Up: Ethics 101 (SYD)
Join us in Sydney for an innovative and engaging masterclass series from The Ethics Centre, with philosopher Dr Tim Dean, designed to take your ethical skills to the next level.
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Big Thinker: Marcus Aurelius
BY 18 FEB 2026
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 CE) was a Roman Emperor and Stoic philosopher interested in moral improvement and self-guidance.
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Why leisure matters for a good life, according to Aristotle
BY 4 DEC 2025
What we do in our free time says a lot about what makes us happy, our priorities and the type of life we want to live.