Virtue ethics Flashcards
What does Eudaimonia mean?
To flourish and live life well
What is the golden mean?
The balance point between deficiency and excess
What is virtue ethics about
Being the best human you can be
How do you become virtuous?
1) Practice the virtues
2) Make good choices
3) Surround yourself with virtuous people
What is a virtue
A quality considered good
What is a vice
Immoral behaviour
What does deficiency mean
Too little of something
What does excess mean?
To much of something
What are the criticisms of virtue ethics
1) it is unclear where the golden mean lies
2) It takes time and money to become virtuous
How do virtuous people make decisions
They find the golden mean and try to make the best choice for everyone
Who created Virtue Ethics
Aristotle
What is the experience machine and who made it?
The experience Machine was created my Robert Nosiak and the machine only makes you feel pleasure
