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| American Tradition Philosphers |
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| Bernard Mayo, Phillipa Foot, and Christina Sommers |
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Asked can we change our character
Political aspect of Conduct vs. Character
Negative role models |
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| Who claims that " If you have virtue, we usually choose the right conduct |
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| Criticisms of role models |
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who decides what a role model is
what if ones role model has flaws
imitiating others is not authentic, need to be yourself |
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virtues are not merely dispositions that we cant be held accountable for but a matter of intention
(goodwill to correct a tendency to go astray) |
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| Virtue ethics vs. morality of virtue |
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who do you wanna be vs. what virues should you strive for
you cant be virtuous while commiting vile acts |
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Aesthetic- pleasure
Ethical- morals
Religious- |
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| people feel a tremendous amount of agnst when making a decision |
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| only the individual can reach what is the truth for him/her |
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authenticity without religion
talks about being in the world |
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we need to teach virtues in the classroom, clear values
if they arent taught early they will never develop them
ot isnt enough to teach viture ethics, one need to practice and live it then teach |
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dnt think of yourself
dont steal
dont lie
dont mistreat children
dont humiliate others
dont torment others |
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| Kikegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre & Levinas |
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| it is conceived as a relatonship between oneself and god |
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requires meaning in life without god
must go beyond the idea of good/evil more value on power
influenced hitler, "God is dead", master vs. slave morality |
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it requires dealing with ones own form of existence
intellectual authenticity -
being-there (dasein) |
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| authenticity entails ackowledging ones relationship as a person making a choice |
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| requires recognizing ones relationhsip with others |
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| intellectual authenticity |
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Nietzsche, being able to take responsibility and think for yourself
no absolute truth (relative) |
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Nietzsche
we can experience new facts and values
disclosure is a process of seeing old things in new ways. |
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Sarte
mo objective values, life is absurd
humans create their own values
must choose to attain authenticity
anguish is felt at moment of decison and may lead to inauthenticity |
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| you dont care about someone til you look into their face and recognize their human qualities |
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