PHIL 2070 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Environmental Ethics, Normative Ethics, Moral Agency
12 Jan 2017
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Aristotle says we learn this kind of wisdom or become just or courageous or moderate by doing just or courageous or moderate things (habituation) Gain the appropriate character by living in a society with the right kind of people, those who can show you the moral ropes. You do not first learn a set of rules, then decide how to apply them on a case-by case basis i. e. learning to cook. You can buy recipe books and detach yourself, or better stills, you can apprentice with a master chef. You begin by doing what you are told so that you may come to do those same things yourself at the right time, for the right reasons: becoming self-sufficient after learning is key. Challenge from relativism: the list of virtues required for morality differs radically from one culture to the next.
