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Virtue Ethics (Nichomachean Ethics (Aristotle) (Aim and Purpose …
Virtue Ethics
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The Golden Mean
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examples
Vice of Deficiency - cowardice, Virtuous Mean - courage, Vice of Excess - rashness
Vice of Deficiency - shamelessness, Virtuous Mean - modesty, Vice of Excess - shyness
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The mean is not the same for everyone, it can depend on circumstances
Love and Friendship
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Reason
to achieve eudaimonia, you must use reason well
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Links to Christianity
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Beatitudes
Matthew 5:4 - "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted"
Matthew 5:9 - "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God"
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The Soul
irrational (unconscious)
moral virtues - courage, peace, modesty
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rational (conscious)
intellectual virtues - wisdom, understanding, judgement
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Strengths and Weaknesses
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Weaknesses
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Is there a mean virtue of compassion and loyalty? - Reid "The Golden mean is not easy to apply to all virtues"
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