AGENDA
- Quiz
- The virtue-centered life (recap)
- What are the virtues? Who are models of a virtue-centered life?
- Preview of happiness module
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Virtue-centered views
- Virtue-plus View (Aristotle)
- To live a good life, you must live an active life of reason, with moral and intellectual virtue, plus secure external goods and do all of this for a whole life
- Argument: the active life of reason is our uniquely human function
- Virtue View (Stoics: Epictetus, Cicero)
- To live a good life, you simply need virtue
- Argument: Nothing but virtue is inherently good, so nothing but virtue can make your life good
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What are the virtues? Who is a model of virtue?
- Aristotle
- courage, righteous indignation, truthfulness, wittiness, friendliness..
- Mr. Rogers, Bob Ross, Barack Obama, Greta Thunberg?
- Epictetus
- courage, justice, moderation, wisdom...but also playing one's role.and generally living "in accordance with nature"
- Models of virtue?
- Joseph Marshall (contemporary, Native American)
- includes quietness and humility
- No Moccasins, Crazy Horse
- Peter Singer (contemporary)
- should adopt Utilitarian Ethics, should be an effective altruist
- models in video
- Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, Warren Buffet
- Toby Ord -- Giving What We Can
- Charlie Bresler and Diana Schott
- Will Crouch -- recommends careers in business, finance
- Matt Weiger -- finance -- The Life You Can Save
- Give Well
- Effective Animal Activism
- Chris Croy, donated kidney
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Module 3 – The good life and being happy (preview)
- Virtue views--virtue is what matters (but it might make you feel happy)
- Happiness views -- feeling happy is what matters (but you might get it from being virtuous)
