During a Scholar Mom's discussion we worked on some definitions to help us as we talked about people's decisions.
We used Aristotle's ideas in Nicomachean Ethic to help us in our discussion about virtues and vices. That lead to the question of what anti-virtue would look like.
We used Aristotle's ideas in Nicomachean Ethic to help us in our discussion about virtues and vices. That lead to the question of what anti-virtue would look like.
For our book discussions we decided these definitions:
*Virtue was doing the right thing for the right reason or the habit of choosing to do the right things. An internal state that may or may not be recognized by others as it is hard to measure well.
*The vices are either an excess of the virtue or a deficiency.
*Anti -virtue is defined as doing the wrong thing purposely but knowing the right thing.
*A monster is a person that deviates from acceptable behavior. Virtue>Vice>Anti-Virtue>Monster
This as been a very helpful way to look at decisions as we read and discuss. What would you add?
As we are starting to wind down our discussion year it will be interesting to see how we incorporate these ideas further. Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, and Dracula are famous monster stories. Now I have a whole new level of understanding about how these books influenced me and why there are valuable books to consider reading.
*Virtue was doing the right thing for the right reason or the habit of choosing to do the right things. An internal state that may or may not be recognized by others as it is hard to measure well.
*The vices are either an excess of the virtue or a deficiency.
*Anti -virtue is defined as doing the wrong thing purposely but knowing the right thing.
*A monster is a person that deviates from acceptable behavior. Virtue>Vice>Anti-Virtue>Monster
This as been a very helpful way to look at decisions as we read and discuss. What would you add?
As we are starting to wind down our discussion year it will be interesting to see how we incorporate these ideas further. Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, and Dracula are famous monster stories. Now I have a whole new level of understanding about how these books influenced me and why there are valuable books to consider reading.
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