HONR 1101 Lecture Notes - Nicomachean Ethics, Intellectual Virtue, Circular Reasoning
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I agree that book 2 of nicomachean ethics was much smoother reading than. There are still a couple parts where i get a little bit lost with what aristotle is saying though. But to begin, he talks about the difference between intellectual and moral virtue. He prefaces by suggesting that virtue is twofold; it can be intellectual or moral. Intellectual virtue is primarily gained by it being taught, while moral virtue is developed through practice. He says, both the coming-into-being and increase of intellectual virtue result mostly from teaching hence it requires experience and time whereas moral virtue is the result of habit (26). This is aristotle"s most basic break down and separation of the two virtues. Essentially, he identifies intellectual virtue as the virtue having more to do with the mind and philosophy. Moral virtue, on the other hand, has more to do with one"s behaviors and actions. In order to acquire a moral virtue, we have to act.
