PHIL 160 Lecture 1: PHIL 160 Notes
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2 virtues of character: moderation (temperance, courage. Virtues: moderation, justice, honesty, generosity, courage, self-sufficiency. Practical wisdom how should we act in light of excess and deficiency: to have practical wisdom is to have all the virtues. Virtues are always in a mean state. Ex: justice is in-between taking more than one deserves and not receiving what one deserves. The virtuous/generous person gives money at appropriate times not all the time: the generous person feels good as a result of doing the right thing. One should be knowledgable about why they do things and why things are the right thing to do: virtues must be cultivated, they do not come naturally. Virtues depend on a good education as well as upbringing: virtue is a choice. Voluntary acts : the cause of the action is inside of us, can be both praised and blamed, the agent knows what they are doing.
