Chapter - 1 Aristotle Flashcards
Overcomer’s
Those who win over their appetites
Continent
Those who are able to resist too much pleasure
Enduring
Those who are able to resist suffering in difficult situations
Submitter’s
Those who lose over their appetites
Incontinent
Those who are unable to resist too much pleasure
Soft
Those who are unable to resist suffering in difficult situations
What are the two sub-topics of overcomer’s?
Continent and Enduring
What are the two types of submitter’s?
Incontinent and soft
What two character types did Aristotle believe that humans were made up of?
Rational and Non-Rational
Rational
- Reasons and Thoughts
- Analyzes what’s right or wrong
- Aristotle believed this is what distinguishes us from other animals
- Makes intentional decisions
Non-Rational
- Appetitive
- Vegetative
- Humans make choices about how to respond to both our emotions and desires
Appetitive
The part that has to do with desires and emotions (ex. Dogs, Monkeys, and Cats)
Vegetative
Deals with all involuntary functions (ex. Breathing)
______ does not make ______
Practice; Perfect
________makes________
Practice; Permanent
________the competition of making the same action over and over again
Habit
________ and________ makes us feel out of control
Emotions; Desires
What are the four major character types?
Overcomer, Submitter, Vicious, and Virtuous
Vicious
Giving into the appetite
Virtuous
People who use their rational part to judge the appropriate way to behave or respond and posses feelings or desires that are in line with their judgements
- Choosing the intermediate way between two extremes
Awareness
The things that are happening outside of us
Acceptance
Taking it in and owning everything that happens
Action
Working on bettering yourself and other to make a community succeed
The goal for human life is ________
Happiness
Aristotle’s definition of happiness
A balance between the rational and the appetitive side
Telos
Everything in the natural world has it’s “telos”
