L4: VIRTUE ETHICS Flashcards
1
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He created the virtue ethics
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Aristotle
2
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Aristotle’s ethical philosophy is often referred to as —- , and he argues that the ultimate goal of human life is to achieve Eudaimonia.
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Virtue Ethics
3
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Key concepts to understand Eudaimonia (3)
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- Purpose (Telos)
- Reason (Logos)
- Virtue (Arete)
4
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Purpose
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Telos
5
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Reason
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Logos
6
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Virtue
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Arete
7
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- Means purpose and function
- Everything has a purpose
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Telos
8
Q
Means reason, intellect or rationality
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Logos
9
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- Means virtue, but it also translated to Excellence
- Virtue are character traits and are considered as a means to achieve Eudaimonia.
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Arete
10
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Contends that goodness is found somewhere between two conflicting extremes of insufficiency and excess
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Golden Mean
11
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Happiness according to the Greeks
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Eudaimonia
12
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A human that is good at being a human…
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will do good things…
