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nichomachean ethics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aristotle | founded lyceum, student of plato |
| nichomachean ethics | philosophy book, virtue theory |
| ergon | function and activity |
| aerte | qualities and virtues |
| reason and virtue | ergon is reason and aerte is virtue in humans |
| virtue theory | character over rules |
| being virtuous | no rules, knowing what is right and wrong |
| 4 cardinal virtues | prudence, temperance, courage, justice |
| metropathia | balanced emotions, passion, and desire |
| specific virtue example | too little courage is cowardly and too much is reckless |
| practical wisdom | virtue, learn through experience |
| aristotles eudaemonia | human flourishing |
| Aristotelian politics | same as science, ethics, social being with speech |
| ugly lowly lonely | virtue needs (appearance, status, friends) |
| paradox of tragedy | bound to happen, not all beautiful |