virtue ethics definitions Flashcards
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arete
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excellence
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emotivism
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moral statements do nothing more than express opinions
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ergon
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function of human being
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eudaimonia
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flourishing- what makes a person truly happy
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final cause
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puroposeof human life- a life lived excellently
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golden mean
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midway point between vices of deficiency and excess
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internal goods
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the good in and of the activity, reason causes internal goods
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intrinsic good
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internal goods
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natural law
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governs behaviour on earth
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phronesis
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practical wisdom
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telos
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goal, end
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tradition
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moral history of the community
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narrativw
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moral history of a person
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homeric
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relating to stories of great heroes such as odysseus
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prudence
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beings whose actions are capable of moral evaluation
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moral aget
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ability to govern and discipline oneself by the use of reason
