Pitting Virtue Ethics Against Situationism: An Empirical Argument for Virtue

We report the results of an experiment (conducted twice, for replication) showing how social science methods can be introduced to the situationism debate to test such a claim empirically. Our results offer tentative support for eudaemonist and agent-based varieties (but not for target-centered) versions of virtue ethics.
Source: Ethical Theory and Moral Practice - Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research