PHIL 3000 Lecture 4: Philosophical Ethics Notes Lecture 4
29 Jan 2016
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Yes you can be happy with virtues because one who expresses virtues to others and to themselves, as a result, will make yourself happy and others. However, there are times when people are virtuous and are not acknowledged for their virtues. External goods are not enough to live a happy life. Despite misfortunes, one can live a happy life if they are equipped with the knowledge and ability to handle these misfortunes. Happiness is not a fleeting feeling nor something that occurs out of nowhere (these things may or may not lead to happiness) Wisdom, morality, intelligence, liberality, and temperance: these fundamental virtues are needed for all human life to achieve happiness (what makes there are two general types of virtues: intellectual and moral humans human) Our moral standards are based on morals.
