PHI 3398 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Paideia, Virtue Ethics, Practical Reason
5 Dec 2013
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4 of mind & world: aristotle and practical wisdom. The virtuous life, the notion of good character. Acting virtuously is rational since it"s required by survival, by cooperation, by human nature. Hence: the reason to be virtuous is grounded on natural facts. Un-mcdowellian way of conceiving the demands of morality. The ethical point of view is autonomous, does not rest on the realm of law. *mcdowell is a realist about morality (not-supernatural: aristotle"s practical wisdom according to mcdowell. Problem for aristotle: the virtuous character is delimited in advance. 1 way to be for each character in society - 1 king of good life. This is a problem for mcdowell in general. P. 82 the domain of ethics. *can only see the realm with a good upbringing. The aristotelian mind i see a table as a table because my mind is receptive to the form of the table: second nature (mcdowell) Opening one"s eyes to the ethical realm.
