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In normative ethics, three views explain how moral questions should be answered. One of these views is virtue ethics, which answers questions by using virtues or moral character.
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Sotomayor, C.R., Sheehan, M.N. (2022). Medical Professionalism from a Virtue Ethics Perspective. In: Ćurković, M., Borovečki, A. (eds) The Bridge Between Bioethics and Medical Practice. The International Library of Bioethics, vol 98. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09733-1_7
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