C4: Lesson 2 Flashcards
Achieving the highest purpose of a human person concerns the ability
to function according to reason and to perform an activity well of
excellency. This excellent way of doing things is called ____.
VIRTUE
For Aristotle the human soul is divided into two parts
irrational element
rational faculty
- this part of the man is not realm, where virtue is exercised
because as the term suggests, it cannot be dictated by reason.
Irrational element
for aristotle, the soul has 3 aspects
vegetative soul
appetitive soul
intellectual soul
aspect of soul that is shared by all living things
vegetative soul
aspect of soul that includes passions, appetites, and emotions
appetitive soul
aspect of soul that is possessed only by humans
intellectual soul
this aspect function as giving nutrition and providing
activity of physical growth in person.
VEGETATIVE ASPECTS
this aspect works as a desiring faculty of man, that
naturally runs counter to a reason and most of the soul.
____ for
example is strong in person that one tends to ignore reasonable
APPETETIVE ASPECT; Sexual Impulse
- man exercise excellence in him. One can rightly or wrongly apply
the use of reason in this part.
Rational Faculty
Where a person can attain excellence in the intellectual faculty; Attains through teaching
rational faculty
rational faculty is further divided into two aspects
moral
intellectual
___= act of doing
___= act of knowing
moral
intellectual
One rational aspect where a person can attain excellence is in the ___ of the soul, excellence is attained through teaching.
intellectual faculty
Two ways by which one can attain intellectual excellence:
PHILOSOPHIC
AND PRACTICAL
- deals with attaining knowledge about the
fundamental principles and truths that govern the universe (ex. General
theory on the origin of things) Understand meaning of life
PHILOSOPHIC WISDOM
- Excellence in knowing the right conduct in
carrying out a particular act.
PRACTICAL WISDOM
one can attain a wisdom that
can provide us with a guide on how to behave in our daily lives.
PRACTICAL WISDOM
The condition of being excellent can be attained by a person through the
____of the soul; this situation does not make her into a morally
good individual.
intellectual aspect
For ____moral goodness is already within the realm of intellectual
excellence.
SOCRATES
For ___however having intellectual excellence does not necessarily
mean that one already has the capacity of doing the good
ARISTOTLE
rational faculty of a person tells us that she is capable of achieving two
kinds of virtues: __ and ___
moral and intellectual.
A _____ man for Aristotle is someone who habitually determines the good
and does the right actions.
morally virtuous
Moral virtue is acquired through ____.
habit
