AJ 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Virtue Ethics, Eudaimonia, Practical Reason
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"this ethical philosophy opposes the method to finding what is right by using justification. Instead, the idea is that one has to do well to be successful. The qualities embodied by a decent person include thriftiness, temperance, modesty, industriousness and integrity. This can be called a teleological system, as it is concerned with acting to create a happier life (prior, 1991) The common "end" sought is joy, or eudaimonia, but that word"s meaning is not the same as that provided by utilitarians. This definition of happiness does not just mean having fun, but leading a decent life, achieving successes and attaining moral excellence. The origins of this system are in aristotle"s work, who defined virtues as. "excellences". these values allow a person to move towards achieving what it takes for him to be human. Aristotle distinguished intellectual virtues from moral virtues (generosity, self- control) (wisdom, understanding)
