PHL 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Intellectual Virtue, Eudaimonia
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Give rise to the theory of virtue (contemporary approach) Two kinds of goods: instrumental: sought for the sake of something else, intrinsic: desired for its own sake. Pleasure? (some argue pleasure is the ends of the means but this is not aristotle"s view) Exercise- may hate it but use chocolate as a treat (reward). Aristotle: happiness is the final that is always valued intrinsically. One thing is always desired for its own sake, never for the sake of something else. Happiness (eudaimonia) = living well= flourishing (what does that require?) Happiness: (prosperity, luck, love, friends- many things external to us but also something internal). In each case, a good thing fulfills its function. (a good person fulfills his/her function well). A thing"s function stems from what is special about it: what dist. Eyes see: ability to see --- > seeing. What is special about people? we act acc.
