Virtue Ethics, Aristotles views
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- Created on: 16-01-13 19:22
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- Virtue Ethics
- Aristotle's views on Virtue Ethics
- Aristotle believes that there are two different types of virtues Intellectual- which is learnt through teaching And moral- This is developed through habit
- He explains that just as you would need to play the piano to become good at being a pianist, you need to practice being a virtuous person before you become one
- Aristotle recognised that someone who could achieve eudamonia by following this lifestyle could use their reason well
- Aristotle feels that extremes of behaviour are unhelpful to society and explains this using the golden mean
- There are such things called vices of deficiency and a vice of excess. The golden mean finds a balance between these two.
- It is noticed that we can use examples of virtuous people to show us what a virtuous person is like
- He explains that just as you would need to play the piano to become good at being a pianist, you need to practice being a virtuous person before you become one
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