PPT-Aristotle on voluntary action, choice and moral responsibility

Michael Lacewing enquiriesalevelphilosophycouk c Michael Lacewing Voluntary and involuntary actions In voluntary actions we know what we are doing and we bring it about ourselves Force and ignorance render actions involuntary. Week Six: The Virtue of Virtue Ethics?. Aristotle. Recap. Man is a ‘type’ of thing.. A thing is measured by how well it performs its function.. If a thing performs its function well, it is said to flourish ‘as that thing’ (it flourishes . What do the people in your church think about rhetoric?. How is rhetoric abused?. What did Plato think of rhetoric?. Are they right?. Socrates: “Professor . Stilley. , shame on you; how can you talk about rhetoric without first defining it?”. Starter – Disentanglement – identify the parts that are or might be . Aristotilean. .. Reading – Puzzle of Ethics p34-35. Higher Reading – . MacIntyre. p94. Bring this next lesson . LO s . To recap knowledge about the life and works of Aristotle. ARISTOTLE. (384 BC – 322 BC). Some scholars regard him as the greatest philosopher of all time.. BIOGRAPHY OF ARISTOTLE. QUICK FACTS. NAME : Aristotle. OCCUPATION: Philosopher. BIRTH . DATE : c. . Theory of . Tragedy in . the . POETICS. Definition of Tragedy:. “Tragedy, then, is an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude; in language embellished with each kind of artistic ornament, the several kinds being found in separate parts of the play; in the form of action, not of narrative; with incidents arousing pity and fear, wherewith to accomplish its . A Greek philosopher. Reina Jackson. Aristotle. http://www.biography.com/people/aristotle-9188415. Aristotle and Plato. abyss.uoregon.edu. Aristotle was sent to get a higher education by his brother in law/ guardian. He was sent to Plato’s Academy. In the academy Aristotle was such a great student that many believed that Aristotle would move on and take Plato’s place as a teacher after Plato died. Although that is not a true fact, Aristotle and his teacher Plato were actually friends.. AP English . IV. Review text in the Bedford, 1506-1508. What is tragedy? . A literary tragedy presents courageous individuals who confront powerful forces within or outside themselves with a dignity that reveals the breadth and depth of the human spirit in the face of failure, defeat, and even death (. By Ahmad . Qazi. Aristotle. Allocation of scarce resources was a moral issue to . Aristotle.  in book I of his . Politics. , Aristotle expresses that consumption was the objective of . production. surplus should be allocated to the rearing of children. Starter – reminder of the doctrine of the mean, vice, virtues and deficiencies. Ext – A few examples. HWK – Michael . Slote. article. LO s . To deepen understanding of the traditional formulation of virtue ethics including . Erick Messias, MD, MPH, PhD. Arkansas VP/Medical Director. Beacon Health Options. erick@empsychiatry.com. Plato. (427-347 BC). Studied under Socrates. Founded the Academy. Tutored Aristotle. Aristotle. The world is constantly changing…. Things grow and decay…. Everything is caused by something else…. A B C Forever?. B is caused by C. A is caused by B. Aristolte. wonders. : Is . this chain of cause and effect infinite?. Mr. Chan . Saeteurn. Introduction. “Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people find a way around the . laws”. Plato. According . to . Plato's . view do you consider yourself a good person or a bad person. Aristotle's Poetics. Aristotle. 's . Poetics. seeks to address the different kinds of poetry, the structure of a good poem, and the division of a poem into its component parts. He defines poetry as a 'medium of imitation' that seeks to represent or duplicate life through character, emotion, or action. Aristotle defines poetry very broadly, including epic poetry, tragedy, comedy, dithyrambic poetry, and even some kinds of music.. PLATO:. The forms [. patterns or ideals. ] are not in this world and can only be known through a process of education. Images make up the lowest category of “objects of knowledge” – art is only “imitation”.