Aristotle's Virtue Ethics

1. Telos

1.1. the end goal

1.2. purpose of human action is good

1.3. ultimate telos

1.3.1. final

1.3.2. self-sufficient

1.3.3. attainable

2. Eudaimonia

2.1. transcends happiness; it is the highest human good and purpose

2.2. prosperity, living well

2.3. happiness is determined as the chief good

2.3.1. virtue (the quality of activity)

2.3.2. activity of the soul (exercise of reason)

3. Mesotes

3.1. Mean or right measurement

3.2. Allows us to choose the course of action, to determine what is right

4. Phronimos

4.1. virtuous person who does not need to control themself because they always act rightly

4.2. self-possessed

5. Arete

5.1. Virtue; birtud, kagalingan

5.1.1. Cannot be accomplished by a single act; a continuous pursuit

5.1.2. Nature depends on the structure of the soul (psyche)

6. Ergon

6.1. Distinguishes or characterizes things from other beings; proper function

6.1.1. Humans: Rationality or activity of reason

7. Psyche

7.1. soul of the person

7.1.1. Irrational

7.1.1.1. not dictated by reason

7.1.1.1.1. Vegetative

7.1.1.1.2. Appretitive

7.1.2. Rational

7.1.2.1. dictated by reason

7.1.2.1.1. Intellectual

7.1.2.1.2. Moral