Discussion #6 Ethics
a college freshman, learns that his roommate and friend is pushing hard
drugs on campus. Claude is not opposed to drug use. He smokes marijuana
himself, thought he has never used any hard drugs. Neither does he
believe that drug pushing is wrong. But he does fear for his own safety,
because if his friend is discovered and their room is searched, his own
marijuana might be found. After removing his marijuana from his room,
he slips an anonymous note under the dean’s door, informing on his
roommate.
Analyze
the case according to the concepts of Virtue Ethics. For example, what
virtues or vices are demonstrated by the people involved? What would
Aristotle have to say about the case?
