TOPIC 7 | Ethical and Philosophical Perspective (The Good Life) Flashcards

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MADE SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO A NUMBER OF DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING PHILOSOPHY, ETHICS, POLITICS, SCIENCE, AND METAPHYSICS. HIS WRITINGS HAVE HAD A SIGNIFICANT AND PERSISTENT IMPACT ON WESTERN PHILOSOPHY.

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Aristotle

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HE WAS A PUPIL OF PLATO AND A TEACHER TO ALEXANDER THE GREAT.

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Aristotle

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examines the structure of human societies and the characteristics of political systems.

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Politics

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His work on logic that ad a significant impact

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ORGANON

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Ethical theory that emphasizes an individual’s character rather than following a set of rule.

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VIRTUE THEORY

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is the midpoint between the extremes of cowardice and recklessness.

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COURAGE

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is a defiency of courage

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COWARDICE

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is an excess of courage-and both are bad

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RECKLESSNESS

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is the perfect midpoint between brutal honesty and failing to say things that need to be said.

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HONESTY

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knowing what needs to be put out there and what you should keep quiet about.

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HONESTY

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It avoids obvious vice of stinginesss, but also dosen’t give too much

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GENEROSITY

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WHY YOU SHOULD BECOME VIRTUOUS

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EUDAIMONIA

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A GREEK TERM OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH ARISTOTLE AND IS COMMONLY TRANSLATED AS OR “FLOURISHING.”

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EUDAIMONIA

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ARE BEHAVIORS, HABITS, OR ACTIONS THAT ARE CONSIDERED MORALLY, ETHICALLY, OR SOCIALLY UNACCEPTABLE.

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VICE

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A PHILOSOPHICAL INQUIRY IN THE NATURE OF THE GOOD LIFE FOR HUMAN BEING

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NICOMACHEAN ETHICS

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A PERSON KNOW WHAT HE/SHE DOING

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PRUDENCE

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A person intended to act for it’s own sake

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JUSTICE

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A person take pleasure in it

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TEMPERANCE

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A person do it with certainty and firmness

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COURAGE

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CONSISTS IN ACHIEVING, THROUGH THE COURSE OF A WHOLE LIFETIME, ALL THE GOODS, HEALTH, WEALTH, KNOWLEDGE, FRIENDS, ETC.

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HAPPINESS

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IS A PERSON WHO DOES VIRTOUS ACTION

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CONTINENT

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  • is a person who knows what is right but can’t bring themselves to do it
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INCONTINENT

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is a person who does not even know what is right

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BASE PERSON

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are qualities of character that enable individuals to make morally good decisions.

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MORAL VIRTUES

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are qualities of the mind and intellect that contribute to the development of wisdom and knowledge.

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INTELLECTUAL VIRTUES

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A GERMAN PHILOSOPHER WHO LIVED FROM 1889 TO 1976, IS ARGUABLY BEST KNOWN FOR HIS WORK ON PHENOMENOLOGY AND EXISTENTIALISM

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MARTIN HEIDEGGER

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Being and Time was published in

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1927

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INDIVIDUALS LIVE IN THE PRESENT BUT ARE ALWAYS ORIENTED TOWARD THE FUTURE.

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TEMPORAL EXISTENCE