Which of the following is NOT listed as a virtue in the virtue ethics description: courage, integrity, magnanimity, or empathy?

• A. Courage
• B. Integrity
• C. Magnanimity
• D. Empathy

Answer: (D)

In virtue ethics, the focus is on stable character traits that guide long-term, virtuous action. Courage, magnanimity, and integrity are all classic examples of such dispositions: courage enable you to face fear for the right reasons, magnanimity reflects a rightly scaled sense of worth and ambition, and integrity covers acting consistently with moral principles. Empathy, while incredibly important for moral understanding and responding to others, is generally viewed as a moral feeling or cognitive capacity rather than a standalone virtue centered on consistently virtuous action across situations. It’s not typically listed as one of the core virtues in standard virtue ethics descriptions. That’s why it’s the one not included.