PHL 503 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Eudaimonia, Nicomachean Ethics, Intellectual Virtue
17 Sep 2018
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Instrumental value - valuing something as a means to an end (eg. money) Intrinsic value - valuable in itself (eg. health) If that were the case, there would be no point in desiring anything. Instrumental value depends on its relation to something else. Intrinsic value is independant; does not require anything else to be valuable. Just because something is able to be desired does not make it worthy. Aristotle - nicomachean ethics (book i & ii) Not in the sense of morally good. A fulfilling life; not telling you what to do and what not to do. In terms of ethics, we must look at them in the sense of for the most part rather than. Greeks generally believe things have an end/inner goal to strive for. Living a good life is made up of overall wellness: well being, doing well, etc. Facing challenges is something all humans do. How we deal with them is what shapes us.
