VIRTUE

ARISTOTLE'S

RAPHAEL VILLA
JANA FRANCESCA YAO
ETHICS EUDAIMONIA
GOLDEN MEAN
VIRTUES

JADE KYLIE VILLAFLORES

ETH 0008-15
 ARISTOTLE
“KNOWING YOURSELF IS THE BEGINNING OF ALL WISDOM”

01 02 03 04
STUDENT OF PLATO SYLLOGISM USAGE OF SENSE INCLINATION
Laid the groundwork in western deductive reasoning where knowledgecould be obtained TO BIOLOGICAL
philosophy and social sciences. you arrive at a specific through interacting with physical
conclusion by examining two objects (observation)
SCIENCES
"what makes a fish a fish?"
other premises or ideas.
 BRIEF VIRTUE ETHICS
INTRODUCTION

the quest to understand and live a achieved by the person who lives the proper
life of moral character. human life, an outcome that can be reached by
practicing the virtues
 VIRTUE ETHICS
CHARACTER-BASED PRACTICE HONES OUR VIRTUES ARE PRACTICAL
APPROACH TO MORALITY HABITS WISDOM

MORAL EXEMPLARS BALANCE SUPREME GOOD

WHY SHOULD
YOU BE
GOOD?
 HUMAN
FLOURISHING LIFE WELL LIVED

ACHIEVEMENT
EUDAIMONIA STRIVING
Happiness is the supreme good

Aristotle defines the

Supreme good as an activity of the rational soul in
accordance with virtue.
GOLDEN
MEAN
WHAT IS 01
- sometimes referred as “virtue ethics” due to its
focus on the development of a character (answers
the question “What sort of person should I be?”)

THE 02 - refers to being the middle of

GOLDEN extremeness and deficiency

MEAN? 03 - it is relative (can become another

person’s mean or extremity)
VIRTUES
 01 - A characteristic and a
WHAT IS skill

A 02 - The disposition to act in a

VIRTUE? certain way

03 - A trait or quality that is

morally good
 7 1 CHASTITY - ABSTAIN FROM SEX

VIRTUES 2 TEMPERANCE - SELF CONTROL

3 CHARITY - GENEROSITY

4
IN THE
DILIGENCE - ZEALOUS AND CAREFUL ACTIONS

5 PATIENCE - ENDURANCE FROM TIME

6 KINDNESS - COMPASSION AND FRIENDSHI

BIBLE 7 HUMILITY - SELFLESSNESS

PRACTICE
OF BEING
VIRTUOUS
 01 - Logic and reason is a
HOW TO BE must

02 - Practice self-discipline
VIRTUOUS?
03 - Have an example
3 STRANDS OF VIRTUE ETHICS
01 EUDAIMONISM

02 ETHICS OF CARE

03 AGENT-BASED
THEORIES
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This goal can be achieved

EUDAIMONISM
by a lifetime of practicing
"arête" (the virtues) in
one's everyday activities,
subject to the exercise of
"phronesis" (practical
wisdom)

It is the
A virtue is a habit
classical
or quality that
formulation of
allows individuals
Virtue Ethics
to succeed at their
purpose.
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ETHICS It calls for a change

OF
in how we view
morality and the

CARE virtues

It was developed
mainly by Feminist put the interests of
writers (e.g. those who are close
Annette Baier) in to us above the
the second half of interests of
the 20th Century complete strangers
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AGENT-BASED we can identify by looking

THEORIES at the people we admire,

our moral exemplars

It was
The evaluation of
developed
actions is
recently by
therefore
Michael Slote
dependent on
(1941 - )
ethical judgments
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LET'S EXAMPLE
01 COURAGE
DISCUSS
AND
ANALYZE
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LET'S EXAMPLE
02 GENEROSITY
DISCUSS
AND
ANALYZE
 CONCLUSION
“HAPPINESS DOES NOT LIE IN AMUSEMENT; IT WOULD BE STRANGE IF ONE WERE TO
TAKE TROUBLE AND SUFFER HARDSHIP ALL ONE'S LIFE IN ORDER TO AMUSE ONESELF”
sources:

THANK YOU
http://www.sparknotes.com/philosophy/aristotle/
section8/page/2/
http://www.pursuit-of-happiness.org/history-
of-happiness/aristotle/

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