Problem: Explain what drawbacks there could be to virtues-based morality. For instance, there are news reports that some rivers in Asia are reported as turning black in color. What is wrong with that? How did it happen and what do you think a virtue ethicist would have to say about that and why?
Article 1: Rivers Run Black, and Chinese Die of Cancer By Jim Yardley
Article 2: Asian rivers are turning black. And our colorful closets are to blame By Helen Regan