Comparing Aristotle's Intellectual And Moral Virtue
Aristotle divides virtue into two components: intellectual and moral. Intellectual virtues are about learning to be the best you can be by understanding the world and achieving goals. Moral Virtues are about doing the greater good and being a better person, we can reach moral perfection by learning from our mistakes and doing what feels right naturally. According to Aristotle, happiness is our ultimate end toward which all our actions are aimed. Furthermore, Aristotle suggests that we might discover the good of human life if we understand the function of a human being. According to Aristotle, virtuous character is formed from moral virtue and comes from habit. Moral virtue is more dependent on interactions with others and is gained through habit. Furthermore, Aristotle suggests that we might discover the good of human life if we understand the function of a human being. We are all born with the potential to be morally virtuous, but it is only by the right activity that we train ourselves to be virtuous. Intellectual virtue is derived from learning. Moral virtue, on the other hand, comes from habit and practice. This shows that moral virtues are not given to a person at birth. People are not born either moral or immoral, but
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Courage can be defined as having a certain attitude toward fear. Courage does not mean fearlessness; courage involves confidence when someone is in the face of fear. Courage can be shown at its best on the battlefield, where men show themselves unafraid to die for honor. An excess of fearfulness constitutes the vice of cowardice. Certain actions resemble courage but are not in fact courageous. A man on the battlefield who is ready to die for his country clearly displays courage, unless he is foolish and blind to the danger presented in front of him. Courage is a difficult and admirable virtue, because it involves putting others before yourself, and possibly enduring some
Courage can be defined as having a certain attitude toward fear. Courage does not mean fearlessness; courage involves confidence when someone is in the face of fear. Courage can be shown at its best on the battlefield, where men show themselves unafraid to die for honor. An excess of fearfulness constitutes the vice of cowardice. Certain actions resemble courage but are not in fact courageous. A man on the battlefield who is ready to die for his country clearly displays courage, unless he is foolish and blind to the danger presented in front of him. Courage is a difficult and admirable virtue, because it involves putting others before yourself, and possibly enduring some