PS389 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Divine Command Theory, Cardinal Virtues, Virtue Ethics
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He305 week 2 module a: the roots of positive psychology. Athenian views (ie. the greeks: the greeks introduced the idea of a cerebral view of well-being. Their idea of well-being had a focus on rationality, individual freedom, and a concern with truth: aristotle introduced virtue theory . He believed that happiness stems from virtue: "the many, the most vulgar, seemingly conceive the good and happiness as pleasure, and hence they also like the life of gratification. Here they appear completely slavish, since the life they decide on is a life for grazing animals" (aristotle) In other words, he claimed that the ability to seek something beyond pure hedonism is what makes humans different from animals: aristotle introduced 11 moral virtues: courage, moderation, generosity, munificence, magnificence, even temper, friendliness, truthfulness, wit, justice, friendship. He claimed that we should rise above hedonistic desire and become truly virtuous : according to aristotle, true happiness comes from living in moderation, or.
