Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics

Happiness (Eudaimonia)

Goal of Man

Living the good life

How does one achieve happiness?

By being a virtuous person

How does one live the good life?

By following the just middle

How does one become a virtuous person?

Golden Mean

Aristotle’s “just the middle” is also known as the…

Golden Mean

Its virtue lies in the middle ground between two extremes: excess and deficiency

Recklessness, cowardice

Excess and Deficiency of COURAGE

Extravagance, stinginess

Generosity lies between ___ and ___

Boastfulness, self-deprecation

Truthfulness lies between ___ and ___

Through PRACTICAL REASON (wisdom)

How does one determine the JUST MIDDLE?

Theoria, eg mathematics, eternity, pure concepts

Pure Reason

Praxis

Practical Reason

Practical Reason

It is a virtue of intellect that involves the capacity to reason well about actions and the ability to make good choices based on that reasoning