PHIL 103 Final: Phil 103 Study Guide

• School: Towson University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 103
• Professor: nathangies

Document Summary

A guiding thread: *care for yourself through self-examination: what kind of people we are, work on/transform the way you are. Philosophical context: a(cid:396)et = e(cid:454)(cid:272)elle(cid:374)(cid:272)e (cid:894)o(cid:396) (cid:448)i(cid:396)tue(cid:895, thos = (cid:272)ha(cid:396)a(cid:272)te(cid:396) (cid:894)pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)alit(cid:455)(cid:895, ethos = habit (something you do on purpose but then becomes automatic, aristotle, 1. Virtue is a king of excellence of character: 2. Excellence is not natural, but requires some kind of practice: being a good person does not come naturally. Self-ish ethics: isks of (cid:862)self = soul = (cid:374)ot (cid:271)od(cid:455)(cid:863, 1. Linked to problematic view of minoritized people: 130e: the soul is what makes you you, which is related to but not reducible to your body. Can good institutions make us better people: yes but not in athens (see 121a 123e, 2. Can good personal values make us better in political life: yes! (cid:894)the(cid:396)e(cid:859)s (cid:374)o othe(cid:396) (cid:449)a(cid:455)(cid:895) (cid:894)(cid:1005)(cid:1007)(cid:1008)(cid:272)-135b)