Virtue

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Virtue
Sgt Nelson
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Aristotle(384 322 BC)
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Greek Ethical Theory

• What is good for man?
• Aristotle - Eudaimonia

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Excellence

• A life of excellence, of aspiring to, and
  attaining, excellence in what we are or are meant
  to be by our nature.

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Virtue

• Virtue of Thought
• Virtue of Character or Ethos
• What is virtue?

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Compare

• Utilitarianism and Kantian
• concepts of morality

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Mean

• Seeking the mean in all things
• Midpoint of 2 Extremes
• deficiency excess

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Practical Application

• What are the virtues that pertain to being an
  excellent military officer?
• An excellent human being?

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Exercise

• Count off by 4

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Final Question

• What is it we are concerned to preserve and care
  for in battle?