Tori has been a personal secretary for the Governor for the past three years. During this time, Tori has observed what he considers to be insincerity on the part of the Governor with regards to interest in social causes. Tori has seen money that was to go to schools and children's hospitals questionably disappear. The Governor is more interested in spending the federal government's money for his own agenda than for helping people. Tori reasons, "The public has a right to be treated fairly. He is violating the rights of these children. I need to gather more information and, if I am right, I need to report this behavior." Which philosophy best depicts Tori's reasoning?

Virtue ethics is a philosophy that refers to the emphasis on the moral virtues of the human being. This philosophy happens through practices that stimulate honesty and the character of the human being who seeks to do correct, honest and fair things even if it harms him in some way.

An example of this can be seen in the question above where Tory perceives a situation of dishonesty and even if it puts her job at risk and causes political persecution, she believes that people must know what is happening and demand the honesty of their government.