virtue ethics Virtue ethics revision 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? Religious StudiesEthicsA2/A-levelOCR Created by: TinaMCreated on: 16-12-12 17:02 what word does arete come from? greek 1 of 16 what does arete mean? excellence 2 of 16 Is virtue ethics act or agent centred? agent centred 3 of 16 does virtue ethics asks: what kind of person ought i be? or how should i act? what kind of person ought i be 4 of 16 what does Plato argue is mans highest good? eudiamonia and well being of the soul 5 of 16 what are Plato's cardinal virtues? prudence, courage,temperance and justice 6 of 16 When cardinal virtues are in balance what does Plato believe will happen? there will be virtuous actions 7 of 16 Do Aristotle and Plato differ? Yes 8 of 16 what are Aristotles 2 types if virtues? moral virtues (habit) intellectual virtues (training) 9 of 16 what does Aristotle compare compare being virtuous to? playing an instrument 10 of 16 Why is being virtous like playing an instrument? because like playing an instrument you need to prctice in order to be sucessful at it 11 of 16 what stops some people from being virtuous? social facts theses are things such as the enviorment that a person has grown in 12 of 16 Reason is important does Aristotle think this? Yes reason also contributes a a person being able to make virtuous actions 13 of 16 golden mean consists of people balancing virtues of excess and deficiency is this true? Yes it is 14 of 16 where is a virtous mean found? inbetween excess and deficiency 15 of 16 phronesis means practical wisdom but what does it do? it is acquired whilst a person is growing up and helps them move away from demands of authority making decisions more person centred 16 of 16
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