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1
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arete

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excellence

2
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emotivism (booh hurrah)

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moral statements do nothing more than express opinions

3
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ergon

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function of human beings

4
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Eudaimonia

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flourishing- what makes a person truly happy

5
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Final cause

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purpose of 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 an activity , reason causes internal good e.g. playing sport for the fun of it

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natural law

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governs behaviour on earth

9
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intrinsic good

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internal good

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phronesis

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practical wisdom

11
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telos

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goal, end

12
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tradition

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moral history of a community

13
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narrative

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moral history of a person

14
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homeric

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relating to stories of great heroes such as Odysseus and Achilles

15
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prudence

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a being whose actions are capable of moral evaluation

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moral agent

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the ability to govern and discipline by the use of reason