According to Aristotle‚ in order to pursue virtue we must learn to both feel and act correctly. Being a virtuous person entails being affected by pleasure and pain. In book II of “Nicomachean Ethics”‚ Aristotle begins by explaining how virtuous actions are acquired by habit. He writes‚ “Rather‚ we are by nature able to acquire them‚ and we are completed through habit” (Aristotle 18). Essentially‚ Aristotle is saying that we acquire habits as we acquire skills. Virtues are acquired through habituation
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STUDY OF VIRTUE ETHICS IN ARISTOTLE AND KANT Aristotle was the first western thinker to divide philosophy into branches which are still recognizable today: logic‚ metaphysics‚ and natural philosophy‚ philosophy of mind‚ ethics and politics‚ rhetoric; he made major contributions in all these fields. He was born in Stagira‚ a city of northern Greece in 384 BC. His father Nicomachus was a doctor at the court of Amyntas of Macedon‚ who preceded Philip‚ the conqueror of much of Greece. Aristotle later
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Hailey Religion- Period 3 Mr. smith 4 March 2013 Velasio Cardinal De Paolis Cardinal De Paolis is an Italian Cardinal born in Sonnino Italy. He is currently 77 years old and was born in 1935. He was at first a part of Congregation of the missionaries of St. Charles in Italy in 1958. There‚ he was ordained a priest in 1961. He was sent to Rome to receive his degrees in Theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University and at Pontifical University of St. Thomas. He also received a
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according to Aristotle‚ is a virtue? What is a vice? Fully describe two virtues and their corresponding vices. How does the concept of balance relate to virtues and vices? A virtue is something that can be praised upon however it is also make us good and obedient to the law. Virtue makes us good and obedient to the laws that are forced upon us. There are two types of virtues one is a moral virtue which comes from habits while intellectual virtue comes from knowledge. However‚ Aristotle talks about
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Cardinal numbers: Definition‚ Examples Cardinal numbers We know that‚ the relation in sets defined by A~ B is an equivalence relation. Hence by fundamental theorem on equivalence relation‚ all sets are partitioned into disjoint classes of equivalent sets. Thus for any set A‚ equivalence class of A‚ [A] = { B | B ~ A } Result: - (1) [A] = [B] or [A] ∩ [B] = ∅ ‚ that is for any two sets‚ either they have same equivalence classes or totally disjoint equivalence classes.
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Introduction Aristotle is considered to be one of the greatest philosophical thinkers of all time. His writings compose of searching 'what is the purpose of life' and 'function of man'. His goal was to know what makes a person’s life well and how we get there. Aristotle believes that the nature of morality is grounded in the function of persons‚ meaning that we must act in order to become happy and fulfilled. What are the functions of persons and how does one acquire virtue? To live
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Was Aristotle right in thinking virtues were relative? Aristotle at the age of 17 was sent to the intellectual capital of the Greek world‚ Athens and there joined the Academy and studied under Plato. He then later in life set up the Lyceum school and taught there. He argues that whenever we do something‚ we do it to gain an end‚ and that the ultimate ends of all ends is the chief good‚ the greatest good. He believed that actions are directed towards an aim‚ he uses the example that someone gets
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The study question • Translate and/or explain the following terms: aesity‚ arêtê‚ endoxa‚ ergon‚ eudaimonia‚ peccatum‚ telos‚ virtus‚ vitium – Arêtê: Greek for virtue‚ or excellence – Virtus and vitium: Latin for virtue and vice – Endoxon (endoxa): Greek‚ reputable opinion(s) • Ergon: Greek‚ function/characteristic activity – • Eudaimonia: Greek‚ happiness‚ well being • – Peccatum: Latin‚ sin • – Telos: Greek‚ end‚ aim • Discuss and/or apply the following concepts: doctrine of
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quote by Aristotle was taken from ‘Aristotle: a Very Short Introduction’ and there is no-one of whom this is more true than Aristotle as he was dedicated to every possible discipline he could sink his teeth into making him one of the utmost key figures within philosophy‚ not only in classical philosophy but he is still regarded as influential in modern philosophy. As well as being a devoted biologist‚ botanist‚ moral philosopher‚ psychologist‚ zoologist and many more things besides Aristotle held
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Cardinal Wolsey In the Cardinal Wolsey speech Wolsey has just been removed from position as the advisor to the king. His diminished attitude towards the affair has lead him to reveal his feelings of anguish to the crowd. It is as though a tragic event such as this was enough to make him reconsider the value of his position. Wolsey’s depression is made clear by the way he positions himself in the midst of his downfall he feels as though everything he has ever had has wasted away. At one point
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