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![]() ![]() ![]() The Greek term telos refers to what we might call a purpose, goal, end or true final function of an object. Aristotle was a teleologist because he believed that every object has what he referred to as a final cause. The Function ArgumentĪristotle was a teleologist, a term related to, but not to be confused with, the label “teleological” as applied to normative ethical theories such as Utilitarianism. Indeed, this is what separates Aristotelian Virtue Ethics from both Utilitarianism and Kantian Ethics. It is fitting, therefore, that his moral philosophy is based around assessing the broad characters of human beings rather than assessing singular acts in isolation. – Ivan Panin Aristotelian Virtue Ethics IntroductionĪristotle (384–322 BC) was a scholar in disciplines such as ethics, metaphysics, biology and botany, among others. To seek virtue for the sake of reward is to dig for iron with a spade of gold. ![]()
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