Philosophy 2074F/G Lecture 11: 11
1 Nov 2016
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Virtue ethics: places emphasis on a person"s character. An approach that places emphasis on the character. Aristotle was interested in laying out what he thought happiness was bc every action has a telos. What is the best way to live: theology: telos - that which any action aims towards. The same way medicine aims towards health, we can talk about a telos for humans. We do the things that we do is because ultimately, humans" telos is happiness. Eudaimonea: happiness: human flourishing - means much more that our modern, technological based version/understanding of happiness - even a biological idea, state of being. Aristotle takes up, what it is to be a good person. What is a good x: to answer this questions, you need to answer the second question, then what is a good axe: an axe this is sharp.
