The global spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) has led to the imposition of severely restrictive measures by governments in the Western hemisphere. We feel a contrast between these measures and our freedom. This contrast, we argue, is a false perception. It only appears to us because we look at the issue through our contemporary moral philosophy of utilitarianism and an understanding of freedom as absence of constraints. Both these views can be substituted with more sophisticated alternatives, namely an ethics of virtue and a notion of freedom of the will. These offer a fuller picture of morality and enable us to cooperate with the current restrictions by consciously choosing to adhere to them instead of perceiving them as draconian and immoral. We ask whether we should collaborate with the restrictions and argue that considerations of virtue will lead to an affirmative answer. More broadly, virtue ethics permits to deal with the practical concerns about how an individual should behave during this pandemic, given the current lockdown measures or lack thereof.

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COVID-19呼吁道德规范。

严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2（SARS-CoV-2）或冠状病毒疾病19（COVID-19）的全球传播已导致西半球各国政府采取了严格的限制性措施。我们感到这些措施与我们的自由之间存在对比。我们认为，这种对比是错误的看法。它之所以出现在我们眼里，是因为我们通过当代的功利主义道德哲学和对自由的理解，即缺乏约束来审视这个问题。这两种观点都可以用更复杂的替代方法代替，即美德伦理和意志自由概念。这些提供了更全面的道德观，使我们能够有意识地选择遵守这些限制，而不是认为它们是严酷和不道德的，从而与当前的限制合作。我们询问是否应该与限制合作，并认为对美德的考虑将导致肯定的答案。更广泛地说，鉴于目前的封锁措施或缺乏封锁措施，美德伦理允许处理有关个人在这种大流行期间应如何行事的实际问题。