Essay Plan

Introduction

P1 - Can develop Virtues

E - By doing so we fulfil our function to use rationality and reach eudaimonia

A - Circularity

Attempts to define virtuous people in terms of virtuous by

and define virtuous behaviour by saying it is what virtuous people exhibit

C - education - importance of role models

E - Identifying role models is problematic

P2 - Importance of Rationality

E- Function as humans

• To be rational

• Develop virtues

• Reach eudaimonia

A- Individual good vs moral good

Ex stealing during wartime

C - Development of practical wisdom - use of Mean

Importance of context

E - Appreciating context can help with practice

P3 - Importance of Habituation

E - Skills Analogy

A - Lack of clear guidance

C -Through practice using rationality we develop appropriate emotional response

E - Support for Aristotle in terms of combining rationality and well-trained emotional response to reach eudaimonia