Chapter 12 Flashcards
According to Aristotle in the Nicomachean Ethics the good of people is
an activity of the soul in conformity with virtue.
Thinkers in the ancient world came to ethics by asking
what traits of character make someone a good person?
According to Rachels for the Greeks the life of virtue was
in separable from from the life of reason.
According to Rachel’s, the medieval philosopher’s, because of a distrust of reason taught that
that moral goodness depends upon subordinating oneself to the will of God
According to Rachel’s modern moral philosophers approached the subject of morality by asking
1 not what character traits make someone a good person.
2 but what is the right thing to do.
According to Rachel’s in recent years
1 a number of philosophers have said that moral philosophy is bankrupt.
2 we should return to Aristotle’s way of thinking.
According to Rachel’s a theory of virtue should have which of the following components?
1 a definition of what a virtue is.
2 a list of virtues.
3 an account of what virtues consist in.
4 an account of why these qualities are good for a person to have.
According to Aristotle a virtue is
a trait of character manifested in habitual action.
According to Aristotle a virtue is
a commendable trait of character manifested in habitual action.
According to Rachels a moral virtue
1 a trait of character.
2 manifested in habitual action.
3 that is good for everyone to have.
According to Rachel’s each virtue…
each virtue has its unique characteristics.
According to Aristotle virtues are…
virtues are midpoints between extremes.
According to Aristotle a virtue is
a midpoint between a deficiency and an excess.
According to Aristotle virtues are valuable because
virtuous people fare better in life.
According to Aristotle
we are social creatures.
According to Aristotle
we are social creatures who need virtues for successful social living.
According to Rachels the idea that there is a single set of virtues for everyone
has been challenged.
According to Rachels virtue theory is appealing because
it provides a natural and attractive account of moral motivation.
According to Rachels a dominant theme of modern moral philosophy is
impartiality
According to Rachel’s impartiality…
impartiality may not really be a noble ideal.
According to Rachels virtue helps us deal with the issue of impartiality because
some virtues are impartial and some are not.
