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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?
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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Is modesty an outdated virtue?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.
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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.
ArticleRelationships
Ask an ethicist: How much should politics influence my dating decisions?
BY 3 NOV 2025
Political ideologies usually reflect at least some of our deeply held beliefs. It’s tempting, then, to use these markers as a litmus test for our attention.
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Love and the machine
BY 27 OCT 2025
The rise of AI relationships are forcing us to rethink what love is and what humans require from relationships to flourish.
ArticleHEALTH + WELLBEING
Duties of care: How to find balance in the care you give
BY 13 OCT 2025
Caring for others can be a joy as well as a burden. Here’s how to balance your duty to care for others in your life with your own right to live a full life.