Virtue Ethics 0.0 / 5 ? Religious StudiesEthicsA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Fenella9Created on: 21-02-17 14:11 Virtue Ethics The theory that ethics is all to do with a person's specific moral virtues 1 of 13 Eudaimonia What makes people truly happy (defined by Aristotle) 2 of 13 Golden mean or virtuous mean The midway point between the vices of excess and deficiency 3 of 13 Virtuous people Enjoy doing good so face no moral dilemma (according to Aristotle) 4 of 13 Continent people Do the virtuous thing most of the time but have to overcome moral dilemma (according to Aristotle) 5 of 13 Incontinent people Face moral conflict but usually choose a vice (according to Aristotle) 6 of 13 Vicious people Do not attempt to be virtuous (according to Aristotle) 7 of 13 Supreme happiness The end to which virtue theory looks, an end which is both about an individual person's development and the whole community 8 of 13 Excessive or deficient Having too much or too little of a characteristic 9 of 13 Arete Virtue 10 of 13 Sophron Someone who naturally lives in the mean without effort 11 of 13 Enkrates Someone who is tempted but can resist through self-restraint 12 of 13 Akrates The weak-willed person who is undisciplined or incontinent 13 of 13
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