Moral Philosophy and the Greeks
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY Dr. Andrew W. Hay
Moral Philosophy and the Greeks:
Can you offer a definition of moral philosophy?
What is the etymology of ethics? E - - - -.
Can you define the sub-sections of moral philosophy: Meta-ethics, Normative Ethics, Applied Ethics and Descriptive ethics?
A case of medical ethics (for example assisted suicide) would be an issue of ------------- ethics.
Would you say that good and bad are identical with law? In light of this question consider the following question------
How would you characterize the relationship between Metaphysics and Ethics?
Ethical claims can be linked to wider questions of knowledge; thus moral philosophy connects with E - - - - - - - - - - - .
The Ancient Greek Philosophers were interested in V - - - - - E - - - - - .
Consider the following: I see a man hit a car with his car and I felt that I should report him to the Police because I have a duty to report wrong doing. I discerned that the man was at fault, caused harm and felt the moral duty to act. This case would fall into the category of D - - - - - - - - -.
The Ancient Greek word for virtue is a - - - -.
Why does this word go beyond moral attribution? Which philosopher thought virtue was inherent in worldy-human engagements? P - - - -. Give an example of a virtue inherent in a non-human object:
What would be some examples of virtuous qualities: ?
Plato thought that virtue was acquired through:
Aristotle, in contrast thought it relied upon:
Aristotle looked to the natural world to see action developing into processes. He has an example of f - - - - - - - - - - . The Ancient Greek term for this is E - - - - - - - - -.
Aristotle’s most famous book of moral philosophy is the N - - - - - - - - - - E - - - - -
If you look at the following passage from Aristotle, do you discern any problems with his argument? “ Presumably, however, to say that happiness is the chief good seems a platitude, and a clearer account of
Moral Philosophy and the Greeks:
Can you offer a definition of moral philosophy?
What is the etymology of ethics? E - - - -.
Can you define the sub-sections of moral philosophy: Meta-ethics, Normative Ethics, Applied Ethics and Descriptive ethics?
A case of medical ethics (for example assisted suicide) would be an issue of ------------- ethics.
Would you say that good and bad are identical with law? In light of this question consider the following question------
How would you characterize the relationship between Metaphysics and Ethics?
Ethical claims can be linked to wider questions of knowledge; thus moral philosophy connects with E - - - - - - - - - - - .
The Ancient Greek Philosophers were interested in V - - - - - E - - - - - .
Consider the following: I see a man hit a car with his car and I felt that I should report him to the Police because I have a duty to report wrong doing. I discerned that the man was at fault, caused harm and felt the moral duty to act. This case would fall into the category of D - - - - - - - - -.
The Ancient Greek word for virtue is a - - - -.
Why does this word go beyond moral attribution? Which philosopher thought virtue was inherent in worldy-human engagements? P - - - -. Give an example of a virtue inherent in a non-human object:
What would be some examples of virtuous qualities: ?
Plato thought that virtue was acquired through:
Aristotle, in contrast thought it relied upon:
Aristotle looked to the natural world to see action developing into processes. He has an example of f - - - - - - - - - - . The Ancient Greek term for this is E - - - - - - - - -.
Aristotle’s most famous book of moral philosophy is the N - - - - - - - - - - E - - - - -
If you look at the following passage from Aristotle, do you discern any problems with his argument? “ Presumably, however, to say that happiness is the chief good seems a platitude, and a clearer account of