Chapter 6 : THE GOOD LIFE Flashcards
1
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The book of Aristotle about human action
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Nicomachean Ethics
2
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Nicomachean Ethics
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“All human activities aim at some good”
3
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What does Eudaimonia Means?
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• Living well and doing well
• Good life
• Happiness and excellence
4
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• Ultimate end of human action
• Defines a good life
• Does not come from senstae pleasure
• That which comes from living a life of virtue
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Happiness
5
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• Honor, pleasure, reason
ex: avoid sugary foods to keep a healthy life
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Virtue
6
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What are the activities contrary to virtue?
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• Lack of discipline
• Lack of concern for the environment
• Does not contribute to happiness
7
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It is a kind of virtue that owes its growth to teaching (experience and time)
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Intellectual
8
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A kind of virtue resulted in habit
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Moral
9
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Eu means = good
Damon means = spirit
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Eudamonia
