PHIL 1290 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Habituation, Intellectual Virtue, Human Nature

• School: University of Windsor
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 1290
• Professor: Mark Letteri

Document Summary

Your ipod, computer; they contribute to your happiness: soul (ex. Everything in your mind that you can use to pursue your happiness, one"s characteristics: body (ex. Health: virtue or excellence: possession or practice? (ex. Two people sleeping, you can"t tell who"s evil or good physically; aristotle emphasized actions: types of virtues, intellectual / teaching. Theoretical wisdom, understanding, practical wisdom (enough rationale to be able to use in certain situation) Rules = general; situations = specific: moral / habituation (aristotle emphasized on how you usually behave. ) Generosity (balance of excess and deficiency) , self-control etc: virtue is: partly intellectual and partly moral. Intellectual virtue is originated and fostered mainly by teaching, thus demands experience and time: moral virtue is the outcome of habit. Hobbes: mother nature = people are fundamentally selfish (wanting to get what they want, natural equality prompts hope for gain: fighting/ quarrel , competition (people fight for what they want, diffidence (lack of self-confidence; people are insecure, glory.