Intellectual and Moral Virtues 

In Book II, Chapter I of the Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle draws a distinction between intellectual and moral virtue. All human virtues are human excellences, but some pertain to our intellect while others pertain to our character. In this video, we will see to explain this distinction and consider some of the implications that it has for how we think about ethics.
We will focus on the following questions: what is the difference between intellect and character? Can a strict separate be drawn? Are there certain intellectual virtues that have an important bearing upon how we act? Is the possession of certain types of intellectual virtues natural? That is, are some intellectual virtues “natural abilities”? If so, then how should that influence our conception of what it means to live a moral life?
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For further discussion of the relationship between moral virtue and natural abilities see the video linked below.
Natural Abilities, Moral Greatness, and Heroic Virtue: coming soon!
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Below are previous lectures on Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics:
(1) The Nature and Science of “the Good”: • The Nature and Science...
(2) Happiness, Eudaimonia, and Flourishing: • Happiness, Eudaimonia,...
(3) The Function Argument: • The Function Argument
(4) Aristotle on Happiness and External Goods: • Aristotle on Happiness...
(5) Happiness, Death, and a Complete Life: • Happiness, Death, and ...
(6) Aristotle on the Origin of Moral Virtue: • Aristotle on the Origi...