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e Virtue ethics, vice of deficiency, virtuous mean, vice of excess -…

- - - - Temperance
        
        = to use moderation & restraint
      - Courage
        
        = the ability to do something that frightens one; bravery.
      - Prudence
        
        = ability to discern the right course of action in any given situation
      - Justice
        
        = to treat people justly & equally
- - - - Scientific knowledge
      - Prudence
      - Intelligence
      - Wisdom
  - - - E.g. to become patient I need to practice patience
    - - Courage
      - Friendliness
      - Truthfulness
- - - - Idea that free will is now reconciled with strict determinism – to say you acted freely its suggested you weren't constrained or could of acted differently if you wanted
- - - - not always clear
    - - if it isnt a person yet they might
      - if it is a person they they would prevent its killing
  - - - Would say a person achieving eudaimonia would have wisdom & judgement to make right decision
    - - but doesn't seem to keep with Aristotle's virtues of patience, modesty & temperance, etc
    - - might argue than it UK we are moving towards change in law regarding euthanasia - more secular society than others like America
        
        America found it difficult to imprison man who helped >100 people to die
      - But, might explain that other countries (espec Catholic & Muslim) are likely to strongly resist any weakening of law regarding ending o human life
      - he wont say whether its right to allow euthanasia - just explains the decision people make in terms of context in which those decisions are made
  - - - theory cant tell us what to do, but being wise, the wise person would know
    - - just as we should strive to develop our character we should strive to prevent things tat stand in the way of eudaimonia
    - - attempts to understand a dilemma in its context - this approach can be found o ReligousTolerance.org
      - "We are at a loss to understand why a pro-life leaders in the U.S. have concentrated on the few dozen embryos used in stem cell research, whilst almost ignoring the hundreds of thousands of embryos who have died in other ways in IVF clinics"
- - - - An internal good could occur when someone donates money to charity, for helping others could make the donor feel satisfied.
      - An external good could also occur because the person's example could inspire others to also give to charity.
- - - - IV - must be taught - takes time
      - MV - developed by habit - practice them
- - - - vulgarness
        
        unmotivated
- - - - modesty
        
        right ambition
- - - - prude
        
        arrogance