[PDF] activity of the soul in accordance with virtue

For human beings, eudaemonia is activity of the soul in accordance with arete (excellence, virtue, or what something is good for"). Eudaemonia is characterized by living well and doing well in the affairs of the world. Moral virtue is not the end of life for it can go with inactivity, misery, and unhappiness.
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  • What is the virtuous activity of the soul?

    [E2] Virtuous activity is an activity of the soul in accordance with excellence or virtue. [E3] Virtuous activity is chosen for its own sake and can only be chosen for its own sake (by definition of virtue). [E4] Virtuous activity has its end in successfully acting virtuously (on account of being an energeia).

  • What is an activity of the soul in accordance with virtue for Aristotle?

    Since happiness is an activity of soul in accordance with perfect virtue, we must consider the nature of virtue, for perhaps we shall thus see better the nature of happiness. …

  • What is an activity of the soul?

    activity of the soul, which means the exercise of emotion, and “in accordance with virtue,” which describes the quality of the performance.
  • To live “in accordance with virtue,” then, is to live in such a way that our activities flow naturally from a virtuous disposition etc.7 déc. 2018
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