PHI 208 Week 4 Discussion (Aristotle’s account of eudaimonia)

PHI 208 Week 4 Discussion (Aristotle’s account of eudaimonia)

PHI 208 Week 4 Discussion (Aristotle’s account of eudaimonia)

Is it possible for individuals to flourish if others with whom they are connected are not also flourishing?  Consider this with respect to Aristotle’s account of eudaimonia, as well as the other readings and media.  Identify a community or practice in which you are involved in which the flourishing of the individual is tied to the flourishing of others.  Does this require that we limit certain rights pertaining to the individual (for instance, the right to free speech or to pursue monetary gain), in order to promote the flourishing of the group within that context?  Be specific, and use examples when appropriate.  
Is it possible for individuals to flourish if others with whom they are connected are not also flourishing?  Consider this with respect to Aristotle’s account of eudaimonia, as well as the other readings and media.  Identify a community or practice in which you are involved in which the flourishing of the individual is tied to the flourishing of others.  Does this require that we limit certain rights pertaining to the individual (for instance, the right to free speech or to pursue monetary gain), in order to promote the flourishing of the group within that context?  Be specific, and use examples when appropriate.  

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An important aspect of Aristotle’s virtue ethics is the idea that virtues are “habits” that we acquire over time, and like any habit, virtues affect not just what we do, but our desires and emotions as well.  Focusing on either Hill’s article or Robinson’s article, how might this be important when discussing environmental ethics or military ethics (focus your discussion on just one of those, but feel free to discuss the other in reply to other people’s posts)? How would a virtue ethicist reply to someone who says that they wish they could do more to express concern for the environment or be more courageous, but are too “weak willed” to do that?  Use examples from the assigned media when appropriate.