The Good Life Flashcards

1
Q

Wrote the Nicomachean ethics

A

ARISTOTLE

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2
Q

Means living a virtuous life

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A GOOD LIFE

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3
Q

Definition of good life based on the subjective
view of others

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FAME AND HONOR

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4
Q

Achieved through habitual practices

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MORAL VIRTUE

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5
Q

Examples of Moral Virtue

A

Courage
Generosity
Temperance

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6
Q

What makes living things alive

A

SOUL

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7
Q

According to Aristotle: “is a state of character”

A

VIRTUE

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8
Q

Can be achieved not by wealth or pleasure, but
by being kind, virtuous, and living well

A

EUDAIMONIA

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9
Q

Central Idea of Eudaimonia

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highest form of
material success and wealth

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10
Q

EU means?

A

GOOD

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11
Q

Daimonia means?

A

SPIRIT

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12
Q

The idea of cultivating virtue and excellence in
one’s character.
➢ Refers to EXCELLENCE or VIRTUE

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ARETE

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13
Q

Illustrates a nested hierarchy of the functions and
activities of the soul

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TRIPARTITE SOUL

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14
Q

Key intellectual virtue guided by ethical behavior

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WISDOM

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15
Q

describes virtues that are valuable for their own
sake and not merely as a means to an end

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INTRINSIC GOODS

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