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This 4 page paper draws on original works to explore the positions of Aristotle and Mill on the subject of virtue. Friendship is also an issue discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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the precise term "virtue." The "virtuous woman" was a concept in the past. Today, women are perhaps confident and self-sufficient and do what they like, and while they care about
how they are perceived, few use the word virtuous in that context, nor do they use it to describe a man of character anymore. Virtue in fact is rarely discussed,
but whether or not people use the terminology, the concept is still alive and well. Also, virtue is something that had been discussed some time ago by well known philosophers.
According to a student, John Stuart Mill argues that utilitarianism sees virtue as something that is in and of itself, good. While Mill embraces virtue as significant, his view
is different from that of Aristotle. How does Aristotle view virtue? Aristotle says: "Virtue, then, is a state of character concerned with choice, lying in a mean, i.e.
the mean relative to us, this being determined by a rational principle, and by that principle by which the man of practical wisdom would determine it1. " Virtue is intrinsic,
indescribable and innocent. It stands on its own and while it is hard to pin down with particulars it is not arbitrary. It is not that everyone just does what
they think is right or what society tells them is right, but they sense that something good comes from within. It is assumed that the wisdom they glean is real.
Hence, there exists an objective, intrinsic morality. There is a right and wrong. Determining what that is can be difficult, but the fact that it exists suggests something beyond whim
and culture. On the other hand, the morality Aristotle speaks of is relative and so the interpretation of virtue just relayed is negated to an
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