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1 de mai. de 2001 · Aristotle’s Ethics. First published Tue May 1, 2001; substantive revision Sat Jul 2, 2022. Aristotle conceives of ethical theory as a field distinct from the theoretical sciences. Its methodology must match its subject matter—good action—and must respect the fact that in this field many generalizations hold only for the most part.
- Alternate Readings of Aristotle on Akrasia
Supplement to Aristotle’s Ethics. Alternate Readings of...
- Character, Moral
For a discussion of the persistence of Aristotelian ethics...
- Friendship
One way to make sense of this is through the Aristotelian...
- Virtue Ethics
Forms of Virtue Ethics. 2.1 Eudaimonist Virtue Ethics. 2.2...
- Alternate Readings of Aristotle on Akrasia
For example, Aristotle thinks that the man whose appetites are in the correct order takes pleasure in acting moderately. Aristotle emphasized that virtue is practical, and that the purpose of ethics is to become good, not merely to know.
30 de mar. de 2023 · When it comes to human behavior and morality, Aristotle is known for his “virtue ethics” — an ethical theory which primarily emphasizes the character of the moral agent themselves, rather than the morality of their actions (as with consequentialism) or the primacy of moral duty (as with deontology).
- Andy Cain
In the Categories, knowledge and virtue are the two examples he gives of what hexis means (8b, 29); there he says that these active states belong in the general class of dispositions, but are distinguished by being lasting and durable.
Aristotelian Virtue Ethics is an agent-centered theory in virtue of a primary focus on people and their characters rather than singular actions. For Aristotle, morality has more to do with the question “how should I be?” rather than “what should I do?”
- Mark Dimmock, Andrew Fisher, Ethics for A-Level. Cambridge, Uk: Open Book Publishers
- 2020
Key Takeaway. Chapter 4 Excerpt showing an example of the extremes of a virtue: Liberality [generosity] Aristotle, 384–322 BCE, was a Greek philosopher and scientist born in the city of Stagira in the northern section of Greece.
