Aristotle Virtue Ethics
Aristotle Virtue Ethics
Aristotle Virtue Ethics
VIRTUE ETHICS
Health
Wealth
Friends
Functional Society
HAPPINESS AND
FRINDSHIP
friendship is one of the most important
virtues in achieving the goal of
eudaimonia (happiness)
While there are different kinds of
friendship, the highest is one that is
based on virtue (arête)
THE SUPREME VALUE
OF FRIENDSHIP
Friendship based on virtue is long
lasting and tough to obtain because
these types of people are hard to come
by and it takes a lot of work to have a
complete, virtuous friendship
Friendship seems to be so valued by
people that no one would choose to
live without friends.
Aristotle believes that the love of
friendship is greater than this because
it can be enjoyed as it is.
VIRTUE ( ARETE )
What makes virtue a virtue that promotes eudaimonia?
Eudaimonism Pluralism
The good life is the morally
The virtues are what
meritorious life, the morally
enable a human being to
meritorious life is one that is
be eudaimon
responsive to the demands of
the world.
Perfectionism
The good life is the life
characteristically lived by
someone who is good
human being.
VIRTUE ( ARETE )
People who fail to achieve the goal, The good life can only be achieved
do so because their soul are not in by striving for the best thingsin the
balance. right way.
The unbalanced soul strives for The best things are truth, goodness,
wrong things in the way in the and beauty.
guidance of uncontrolled and
distorted desire.
THE ARISTOTELIAN MEAN
VIRTUE IS A “GOLDEN MEAN” BETWEEN THE
EXTREMES OF EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY
COURAGE BENEVOLENCE
• BENEVOLENCE IS A
IS A MEAN REGARDING MEAN BETWEEN GIVING
THE FEELING OF FEAR, TO PEOPLE WHO DON’T
BETWEEN THE DESERVE IT AND NOT
DEFICIENCY OF GIVING TO ANYONE AT
RASHNESS AND THE ALL.
EXCESS OF COWARDICE
CRITICISM AGAINST VIRTUE
THEORETICAL
INTELLIGENCE (NOUS) PRACTICAL WISDOM.
MORAL VIRTUES