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This paper examines Alasdair MacIntyre's virtue ethics theory, which draws parallels between human and dolphin behavior to shed light on human morality. The paper argues that while MacIntyre successfully shows similarities between human and dolphin flourishing and dependence, scientific study of actual dolphin behavior and how scientists describe it suggests virtues are a biological category but not a morally significant one. Specifically, some goal-oriented dolphin behaviors appear both dependent and rational like MacIntyre claims, yet are not considered "ethically virtuous" by dolphin scientists, calling into question MacIntyre's view that virtues name a morally significant biological category.
This paper examines Alasdair MacIntyre's virtue ethics theory, which draws parallels between human and dolphin behavior to shed light on human morality. The paper argues that while MacIntyre…