PHIL1090 Lecture Notes - Distributive Justice, Nicomachean Ethics, Teleology
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Artistotle hes bound to truth over friendship. The classical view: were different from beasts in such a way to such a degree that we are a difference in kind. The modern view: we are different from beasts but only in degree. Vegetative capacity: nutrition and growth not peculiar to human beings plants humans and animals all do it not a human feature. Rationality: just human differentiates us from everything else and is the source of our ethical behavior. You can do vicious things and not be a vicious person. You can do virtuous things and not be a virtuous person. Diff from plato bc starts small gets large not from gen prin and works inward. Soak up whatever life has to offer in moderation because it enhances life. If your actively aiming at the good things in life or abstaining from them that"s just as bad as indulging: teleology things, pursuing ends, purposes.
