Aristotle’s Virtue Theory Exploration

Virtue as an old topic, the history of many philosophers, ethicists have this in the writings and research. Aristotle as the real founder of ethical discipline, for virtue theory expounded ideas with roots of great significance. His theory of virtue ethics in the history of Western thought has become a virtue ethics on a typical generations. But to truly understand Aristotle’s moral theory, it is not an easy task. For Aristotle on previous researchers have not completed from an elaborate sense, Aristotle theory research is still lacking. Aristotle ago, Socrates proposes that moral knowledge, Plato proposes four virtues that Aristotle criticized them on the basis of his own virtue theory put forward ideas.People with goodness and virtue are also able to grasp the best in the activity character, or virtue is to make a good state of things as fact, and in the event of things done well quality. Thus, for Aristotle’s definition of virtue is actually carried out in two ways, from a theoretical point of view, virtue is an excellent quality; From a practical point of view, virtue is a kind of practical wisdom or middle wisdom. Accordingly, it contains three characteristics, namely, the intrinsic value of the good, the role of the intrinsic rationality of purpose and happiness. According to Aristotle’s understanding of the soul, will be divided into two types of moral, ethical, moral and intellectual virtue, virtue ethics is generated due to habits of virtue, intellectual virtue is generated due to teach morality, the relationship between practical reason is that wisdom guided through ethical virtue, so ethical standards of moral behavior without loss, intellectual horizons Virtue Ethics Virtue let more open, more deep-seated understanding, rational morality also needs Virtue ethics is generated in the habit, and make effective arguments. The code of practice is the doctrine of virtue, is that people in the behavior but the degree, and to take advantage of all the most appropriate intermediate point. Happiness is part of human perfection, the relationship between virtue and happiness is that virtue is the prerequisite of happiness, happiness is the moral purpose, which constitutes Telford relationship. This is the inherent virtue theory, there is a moral necessity of external, including wealth and brotherhood. For Aristotle, both people need to be met in order to be happy, to become a truly moral person.Comprehensive exposition of Aristotle’s virtue theory, the moral ideas of course has a high value, and in virtue and moral standards for high-level overview of the important issues and Telford explained. Which states that a virtue is an excellent quality criterion is the middle act, but the degree and all that, and the best point. The relationship between virtue and happiness, happiness is the purpose of virtue, virtue is the basis for the existence of happiness, virtue and happiness pointed out there is a certain relationship, for the people, the two are inseparable. This gives people a perfectionist with great value. But there are obvious limitations on Aristotle’s argument in virtue and definitions there are significant problems, is from analog to talk about virtue, and not come from the nature of moral reasoning. In virtue of the middle standard exposition, the existence of limitations is up from the amount of argumentation, but not come from qualitative arguments. But Aristotle’s virtue theory also has a significant revelation, embodied in the promotion of personal virtues and modern virtue ethics to establish research and development.