aristotles virtue ethics Flashcards
1
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what does Aristotle think separates us from everything else on the planet?
A
- out rationality
2
Q
what is our ultimate good?
A
- to exercise out rational capacities in the pursuit of eudaimonia
3
Q
what is eudaimonia?
A
- ‘the highest good’
- happiness
- human flourishing
4
Q
how do we achieve eudaimonia?
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- develop a virtuous character
5
Q
what do we need to do to work out what can be considered a virtue?
A
- find the mean between two vices
- avoiding an excess of a deficiency of any given virtue
6
Q
what must individuals use to find a virtue?
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- practical wisdom
7
Q
what is the vice of excess for courage?
A
- bravado
8
Q
what is the vice of deficiency of courage?
A
- cowardice
9
Q
what does Aristotle say about the best life?
A
“the best life, both for individuals and states, is the life of virtue”
10
Q
what type of theory is virtue ethics?
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- agent centred where the subject makes the decisions
11
Q
what is a virtue?
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- a character trait which is to be valued
12
Q
what is a vice?
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- a characteristic which works against its opposing virtue in order to destroy moral principle
13
Q
what is the basis of virtue ethics?
A
- suggests we shouldn’t follow guidelines
- should focus on becoming better people by developing virtues
14
Q
what is a telos?
A
- a final end goal
15
Q
what is ergon?
A
- the work or the accomplishment of something
