Aristotle Flashcards
Aristotle?
What is he known for?
Purpose Driven and from Athens Greece
Ethics of Justice?
example?
Fairness, equality, in making those decisions, based on rules and laws.
ex: Two students are in trouble, and they must receive the same punishment.
Ethics of Care?
example?
Interpersonal relationships, meeting their personal needs. Decisions are made by caring for people instead of laws and rules.
ex: Military nurse helps more than her own country but also other kids from different ones.
Teleological Ethics
-the focus of finding the purpose of final goal
Aristotle View on Teleological Ethics
-From Telos
-the focus of finding purpose and a final goal.
-Ultimate goal is happiness and everything we do in life is aimed reaching happiness and discover God in us reach potential and we are intended to be
Pursuit of Happiness
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humans found happiness in the community
-happiness is a condition of a good person that lives and acts well
Teleology
-human greatest capacities intelligence, which is develop an internal compass.
-humans are rational actions need to be based on reasoning.
-reason controls desire
Human excellence
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being your true self help develop virtues
-acting virtuously and successfully, allows reason to guide ones actions
-become virtuous by choosing good actions till they habits
-Artsole is from self-control and living a good life.
The mean
-Avoid access, but not something completely.
-Doctrine-
moderate in all things
-Stay in the middle that suits you
Virtue Theory
Be the best person you can be and understand life as a moral character.