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Aristotle’s types of souls- continent soul

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Knows right- does right yet torn- bitter soul :/

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Aristotles type of soul: incontinent soul

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Knows right- does wrong thing- weak :(

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Aristotle’s types of soul- virtuous soul

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Knows right- does right with no conflict- happy soul :) desire and knowledge as a union

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The human good- what is unique to humans?

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Not life because plants and animals have life. Our essential nature is reason (or soul.) live a life guided by reason one must learn to reason

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Virtue

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The quality of performing an assigned function with excellence. Ex: bread knife, sleepy time tea

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Virtuous person

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Habit to live his life according to reason

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Vice

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Opposite of virtue. Bad habit, obstructs human beings full development instead of improving their life

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Happiness according to Aristotle

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Happiness is the result of an active life
Happy life- the good life. Developing habits that maximize potential ability to reason
Good friends, wealth, power, beauty and male

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Life of Aristotle

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Plato taught him. Brought up with science. Was not blindly devoted to Plato. Taught Alexander the Great, fled in danger after he died

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Aristotle’s philosophy

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Down to earth. Natural science is more interesting then abstract mathematics
“The human good is the activity of the soul in accordance with virtue”

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The human end

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Humans strive for happiness which is final and self sufficient. Pleasure and wealth is not final.
A happy person functions well

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The golden mean

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The just right point between not enough and too much. Ex: anger and anger less would be good tempered.
One must find the golden mean in all situations depending on the person
Devotion to a path

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Good life as contemplation

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Activity by which people may attain the highest human happiness. Only gifted philosophers have this.

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Virtue ethics

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Continues thought, choice and action of our soul shapes our virtue or character. Virtuous acts must be voluntary