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Aristotle - Nicomachean Ethics (:!: Three types of soul from De Anima…
Aristotle - Nicomachean Ethics
Soul
Vegetative
Reception
Two driving forces of humans
Intellect
Decision
Moral (essentially human, animals don't have it)
Vis intellecta (intellectual force)
Vis appetiva (desire) - Good
Rationality
Anterior ETHICS
Good life is the life which gives us HAPPINESS - which for Aristotle is "the activity of soul in accordance with virtue". Therefore, acting WELL is what matters. Not thinking well.
Virtue (has to do with desire and good not with truth)
Theological virtues: faith, hope, charity. It is about the good not the truth. Therefore, it's about virtue.
Cardinal Virtues
- Are acquired by learning and exercise
:!: Three types of soul from
De Anima
Vegetative
Appetitive
Rational