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PHIL 2001 Virtue Ethics and Ethical EgoismVirtue Ethics and Ethical EgoismWalden UniversityPHIL 2001: EthicsMatthews (2022) states that characteristics that are necessary for human flourishing are the focus of virtue ethics, not a list of obligations. A normative ethical theory called virtue ethics places a strong emphasis on the value of moral character and virtues in moral philosophy. Contrary to consequentialism and deontology, two major theories of ethics, virtue ethics does not emphasize th...