Virtue ethics vocab Flashcards
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arete
A
excellence
2
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emotivism (booh hurrah)
A
moral statements do nothing more than express opinions
3
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ergon
A
function of human beings
4
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Eudaimonia
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flourishing- what makes a person truly happy
5
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Final cause
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purpose of human life- a life lived excellently
6
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golden mean
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midway point between vices of deficiency and excess
7
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internal goods
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the good in and of an activity , reason causes internal good e.g. playing sport for the fun of it
8
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natural law
A
governs behaviour on earth
9
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intrinsic good
A
internal good
10
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phronesis
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practical wisdom
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telos
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goal, end
12
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tradition
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moral history of a community
13
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narrative
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moral history of a person
14
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homeric
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relating to stories of great heroes such as Odysseus and Achilles
15
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prudence
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a being whose actions are capable of moral evaluation
