PHILO-120 Lecture 4: Philo 120 (spring) - C4
28 Oct 2020
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Function argument = human good = rational activity of the soul in accordance with virtue over a complete life there are many virtues - whatever is the best and most complete virtue. Real value is not the pleasure but the activity. Pleasure is but a component; does not exhaust the value of the activity. Pleasure is not an activity, but an emotional state. E. g. contemplating god - pleasure is not the main goal. E. g. you can have pleasure without activity at all; 1) organizes activities like nutrition, digestion, growth (vegetable) In general, for every emotion we can have, there is a corresponding virtue. A courageous soldier will not be afraid of dying in battle if the battle is a just battle the courageous soldier is, however, afraid of running away (doing unjust/bad things); of a bad reputation; a senseless risk; People going into war should be more afraid of their country being enslaved than dying.
