Doctrine Flashcards
What’s doctrine of mean
It’s a balance of vice of excess and deficiency
What’s the doctrine of mean to you
It’s not a thing but it’s relative to us
Not the same for everybody
What’s Aristotle say
Knowledgeable person avoids excess and deficiency but looks for the mean
Define knowing yourself
Through reason education contemplation and reflection
Can u just have one strength of character
No as to have any strength of character person must have the other ones as well
How does a virtuous person have practical wisdom
Has ability to know when and how best to apply these
Most important virtues
Temperance
Courage
Wisdom
Righteous indignation
Kinds of people produced form this
Sophron- naturally lives in mean
Enkrates- tempted but strong enough to live in mean
Akrates- weak an can’t live in mean
Limitations of virtues
Not practical guide to moral behaviour
Can be used for immoral acts
Cultural relativism
Vices of courage
Cowardice-deficiency
Reckless-excess
