A Level - RS - Intellectual and Moral Virtues Part 1
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- Aristotle said that the key concepts for virtue ethics are -
- 'Arete' - virtue or moral excellence
- 'Phronesis' - moral and practical wisdom
- Intellectual and Moral Virtues Part 1
- He said there were two types - moral and intellectual which together would produce the necessary 'excellencies of character' for a good or virtuous person.
- These excellencies are:
- - Being of 'great soul'
- - Being Just and Fair
- - Having practical wisdom in leadership
- - Being a good friend
- - Having the nobility of a gentleman
- These excellencies are:
- The key to happiness was to be guided by reason and follow the sensible reasoning of others
- this leads to wisdom and wisdom leads to happiness
- a person does this because they are fulfilling their purpose as a rational soul
- virtues function as a way as safeguarding human relationships such as friendships
- without which a person cannot find true happiness
- virtues function as a way as safeguarding human relationships such as friendships
- a person does this because they are fulfilling their purpose as a rational soul
- this leads to wisdom and wisdom leads to happiness
- Reason was the quality which separated humanity from everything else
- Humans highest functioning must include reason
- "the function of man is activity of soul in accordance with reason"
- in order to find true goodness, people might seek the highest level of thinking
- "We should not follow popular advice and, being human, have only moral thoughts, but should become immortal and do everything towards living the best in us."
- Humans highest functioning must include reason
- He said there were two types - moral and intellectual which together would produce the necessary 'excellencies of character' for a good or virtuous person.
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