Abstract

This article aims to explore and clarify the moral ethics and the relationship between moral motivation, and that virtue ethics is generally believed that motivation does not attach importance to the views of the error. In fact, after extensive discussion and research, it can be seen as a teleological virtue ethics is not the kind of motivation and attention to ethical obligations as the poor are the differences, the same emphasis on moral behavior of pure and noble motives, it is of great importance for the moral motivation and deontology should only differences of degree only. According to Aristotle, moral action is the result of choice, we choose an action in a particular situation, it can be noble, it can be nasty. Therefore, we make a decision, you must follow the guidance of practical wisdom for comprehensive thought, and careful thought itself has been included in the considerations of moral motivation, because we will consider why we do not do that. His book Ethics in Aristotle talked about a number of Greeks important virtues, such as courage and moderation, but in his explanation of moral virtue, the real importance of that pure moral motivation, and as a necessary condition for virtue [φιλια] is the virtue of love. This paper will attempt to Germany through an analysis of the fraternity, to sort out the moral motivation in the virtue ethics position. This paper aims to investigate and elucidate the relationship between virtue ethics and moral motivation, also with an attempt to point out the common mistake in the view that moral motivation is neglected by virtue ethics. We find out through our thorough investigation that the difference between virtue ethics and deontology with regard to moral motivation is not as wide as it was thought to be. Moral motivation is regarded as no less necessary and essential to virtue ethics as to deontology, the difference is just a matter of degree. According to Aristotle, moral act is a result of choice, when we choose certain act in a particular situation, it may be noble, or mean. Therefore, we must deliberate in accordance with the guide of practical wisdom before we make decision, and the moral motivation is already implied in the deliberation itself, because we must have considered why we should do this, rather than that. In the Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle talks about various moral virtues, such as courage and temperance. However, among his account of all moral virtues, it is philia which gives true significance of moral motive