TOPIC 7 | Ethical and Philosophical Perspective (The Good Life) Flashcards
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.
Aristotle
HE WAS A PUPIL OF PLATO AND A TEACHER TO ALEXANDER THE GREAT.
Aristotle
examines the structure of human societies and the characteristics of political systems.
Politics
His work on logic that ad a significant impact
ORGANON
Ethical theory that emphasizes an individual’s character rather than following a set of rule.
VIRTUE THEORY
is the midpoint between the extremes of cowardice and recklessness.
COURAGE
is a defiency of courage
COWARDICE
is an excess of courage-and both are bad
RECKLESSNESS
is the perfect midpoint between brutal honesty and failing to say things that need to be said.
HONESTY
knowing what needs to be put out there and what you should keep quiet about.
HONESTY
It avoids obvious vice of stinginesss, but also dosen’t give too much
GENEROSITY
WHY YOU SHOULD BECOME VIRTUOUS
EUDAIMONIA
A GREEK TERM OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH ARISTOTLE AND IS COMMONLY TRANSLATED AS OR “FLOURISHING.”
EUDAIMONIA
ARE BEHAVIORS, HABITS, OR ACTIONS THAT ARE CONSIDERED MORALLY, ETHICALLY, OR SOCIALLY UNACCEPTABLE.
VICE
A PHILOSOPHICAL INQUIRY IN THE NATURE OF THE GOOD LIFE FOR HUMAN BEING
NICOMACHEAN ETHICS
A PERSON KNOW WHAT HE/SHE DOING
PRUDENCE
A person intended to act for it’s own sake
JUSTICE
A person take pleasure in it
TEMPERANCE
A person do it with certainty and firmness
COURAGE
CONSISTS IN ACHIEVING, THROUGH THE COURSE OF A WHOLE LIFETIME, ALL THE GOODS, HEALTH, WEALTH, KNOWLEDGE, FRIENDS, ETC.
HAPPINESS
IS A PERSON WHO DOES VIRTOUS ACTION
CONTINENT
- is a person who knows what is right but can’t bring themselves to do it
INCONTINENT
is a person who does not even know what is right
BASE PERSON
are qualities of character that enable individuals to make morally good decisions.
MORAL VIRTUES
are qualities of the mind and intellect that contribute to the development of wisdom and knowledge.
INTELLECTUAL VIRTUES
A GERMAN PHILOSOPHER WHO LIVED FROM 1889 TO 1976, IS ARGUABLY BEST KNOWN FOR HIS WORK ON PHENOMENOLOGY AND EXISTENTIALISM
MARTIN HEIDEGGER
Being and Time was published in
1927
INDIVIDUALS LIVE IN THE PRESENT BUT ARE ALWAYS ORIENTED TOWARD THE FUTURE.
TEMPORAL EXISTENCE