Aristotle. Ethics.
Aristotle Ethics
ἦθος,
ἔθος teloj 'amartia "sin" in the Greek New Testament |
ethos, custom, habit goal, end. Teleological "The ends justify the means." |
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Taxonomy of knowledge
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Summum Bonum?????????? | Ethics 覧 Strategy 覧 Economics 覧 Rhetoric |
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Summum Bonum What is the greatest human art? |
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Life without polis, without politics oikoj feud unending chaos |
polij policy, police, trials order civilization Establishment the Man |
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Good soldier needs courage
Golden mean
Goldilocks principle |
James Heckman, genius.
High School
GED
Success in work life
Success in relationships
Jail
Drugs
Fighting
After Virtue. MacIntyre. Ethical systems
have collapsed after the Enlightenment
Science. epistemology
Ethics
Good Watchmaker.
Steady hands
Concentration
Good watch
tells time correctly
Fits
Waterproof
Looks good
Guarantees
Honest
Overcharge.
Metavirtue
Where do you learn ethos? School (Academia)
sofrosunh
sophrosune
Where do you learn morality? Church, home.
Proverbs. Fear of God
Confucius. Home. Filial piety. Respect for
parents.
Thucydides
Peloponnesian War. Civil war between
Sparta and Athens. Mid 5th century - 399 BC.
The Melian Dialogue
We see the conflict between hard power and soft
power here. Athens had the 'soft' power of its ideals, its
example, its system that promised freedom to those who
followed it. It also has the 'hard' power of its army and its
navy. Further, as an aspiring empire, it had interests that
sometime ran counter to its values, as in this case, when it
wanted a democracy to follow a policy the majority definitely
did not want. This conflict has a strong parallel to the USA,
which has instigated coups against many democratically elected
governments that disagreed with our policies.
Revolution in Corcyra
Do the slogans sound familiar?
aristoi
the best men
aristocracy
demoj kratoj "people
power"
democracy