PHIL 1050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Virtue Ethics, Noble Eightfold Path, Well-Order

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 1050
• Professor: Patricia Sheridan

Document Summary

Human function and what it takes to be excellent! Virtue ethics: the mean as a moral standard! What if the knife is dull, and can"t cut ! A good knife is one that ful lls its purpose! The excellence of the horse makes a horse both good in itself and good at running and at carrying its rider and at awaiting the attack of the enemy. Therefore, if this is true in every case, the virtue of man also will be the state of character which makes a man good and which makes him do his work well. (628)! The function of man is the activity of the soul which follows or implies a rational principle (626) The function of a good man to be the good and noble performance of [activities of the soul, or mind] (626)! We are constantly trying to be happy! But many of us miss the mark!