Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics Books III and VIII Flashcards
1
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voluntary
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“choiceworthy at the time when they are done”
2
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1st involuntary = compulsion
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“origination external to the agent”
3
Q
compulsion analogy
A
wind blows you somewhere
4
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2nd involuntary = ignorance
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pain and remorse
5
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object of deliberation
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“such a matter as a sensible man would deliberate on, not what any fool or madman might”
- practical matters are in our hands
- physician deliberated how to heal, not whether or not to heal
- deliberate –> decide –> act
6
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Why both virtue and vice are in our power
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- “whatever we can do, we can not do”
- becuase if you can not abstain from something, you still made the choices leading to your lack of control
7
Q
virtue
A
what we should do
8
Q
vice
A
what we do not want to do
9
Q
3 types of friendship
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utility, pleasure, perfect
10
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utility
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- based on advantage
- friendship ends when the utility ends (no more gains)
- primarily old people have friendships based on utility
11
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Pleasure
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- based on a shared passion/interest
- ends when passion changes
- usually young people have friendships based on passion (passions change all the time)
12
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Perfect
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- based on goodness + similarity of goodness
- long lasting because goodness is fairly permanent (ex: if you donate to poverty, you wont stop donating)
- perfect friendships are forever
- utility friendship because –> you are friends with each other, keep doing nice thing, other person does nice things, you both keep on getting better and better
