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arete

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excellence

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emotivism

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moral statements do nothing more than express opinions

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ergon

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function of human being

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eudaimonia

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flourishing- what makes a person truly happy

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final cause

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puroposeof human life- a life lived excellently

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golden mean

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midway point between vices of deficiency and excess

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internal goods

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the good in and of the activity, reason causes internal goods

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intrinsic good

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internal goods

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natural law

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governs behaviour on earth

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phronesis

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practical wisdom

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telos

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goal, end

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tradition

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moral history of the community

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narrativw

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moral history of a person

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homeric

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relating to stories of great heroes such as odysseus

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prudence

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beings whose actions are capable of moral evaluation

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moral aget

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ability to govern and discipline oneself by the use of reason