Greek, Roman, and Philosophical Terms (Core Texts Midterm)

Arete

Excellence or virtue

Hubris

excessive pride leading to downfall

Hamartia

tragic flaw of error in judgement

Eudemonia

Flourishing, happiness, living well

Phronesis

Practical wisdom

Techne

Craft or skill

Pietas

Duty, devotion to family, gods, and country

Virtus

courage, excellence, manliness

Gloria

glory and reputation

The Golden Mean (Aristotle)

virtue as the middle path between extremes

Forms/Ideas (Plato)

perfect eternal realities beyond the physical world

Telos

purpose or end goal