Ethics and Values / Unit 6 Ethics 254 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Virtue by Habituation
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The idea
Virtues are acquired by practice: in Aristotle's words, "we become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts."
In practice
Nobody is born patient. The account is a training log: each kept temper lays a brick, until the trait stands without scaffolding.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
- Nothing yet depends on this.
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