Four causes, virtue ethics, eudaimonia, the golden mean, politics, and logic.
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- What is eudaimonia in Aristotle's ethics?
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Flourishing or living well, the highest human good- What is the golden mean in Aristotle's virtue ethics?
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The virtue between two extremes of vice: excess and deficiency- What does arete mean in Aristotle's philosophy?
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Excellence or virtue, the fulfillment of a thing's characteristic function- Define moral virtue in Aristotle's framework
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A state of character developed through habituation that produces good action and feeling- How are virtues developed according to Aristotle?
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Through repeated practice and habituation over time- Between what two vices does courage lie?
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Cowardice (deficiency) and rashness or recklessness (excess)- Between what two vices does temperance lie?
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Insensibility or apathy (deficiency) and self-indulgence (excess)- What is phronesis in Aristotle's ethics?
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Practical wisdom, the ability to deliberate well about what is good and expedient for human flourishing- What is sophia in Aristotle's philosophy?
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Theoretical wisdom, understanding of eternal truths and first principles- What is the role of reason in Aristotle's virtue ethics?
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Virtue involves acting in accordance with reason and deliberating well about means to the good- What are Aristotle's four causes?
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Material, formal, efficient, and final causes- What is the material cause?
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The matter or substance from which something is made- What is the formal cause?
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The form, shape, or essence that makes something what it is- What is the efficient cause?
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The agent or force that brings something into being or causes change- What is the final cause?
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The end, purpose, or goal for which something exists or is done
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