last min VE Flashcards
what did Foot think virtues related to
our inner most desires
difference between Foot’s Virtue Ethics and Aristotelian Virtue Ethics
She makes the point that when we are talking about ‘Virtues’, we are referring to moral virtues, whereas Aristotle also included the arts and excellence of the intellect in his definition of ‘Arete’.
Foot Vs Aristotle on cardinal virtues
she says that we have 4 cardinal moral virtues; courage, temperance, wisdom and justice. However, Aristotle had just 3 cardinal moral virtues as he classed practical wisdom [phronesis] as an intellectual virtue.
maclntyre defines virtue as
defines a virtue as ‘an acquired human quality …… which …… enables us to achieve …… goods.
Intellectual virtues or qualities of mind.
These are connected to the rational part of the soul, and are cultivated and trained through instruction, teaching and practice
Moral virtues or qualities of character
are connected to the desiderative or non-rational part of the soul, and are cultivated through practice and habit.
five primary intellectual virtues
techne, episteme, phronesis, nous and sophia.
techne
art
episteme
scientific knowledge
phronesis
practical wisdom
nous
intelligence
sophia
wisdom
what did maclntyre believe we had lost
People need to have a sense of what is and what is not morally right. We have lost our moral base-line.
central question for Maclntyre
how we should make the most of our moral character, rather than which rules we should follow.
who thought:There are commonly agreed virtues within communities that should guide everyone.
Maclntyre
