Aristotle: Ethics and the Virtues Angie Hobbs for the Royal Institute of Philosophy

03/10/2025 14 min
Aristotle: Ethics and the Virtues Angie Hobbs for the Royal Institute of Philosophy

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Episode Synopsis

Angie Hobbs, Professor of the Public Understanding of Philosophy at the University of Sheffield, looks at Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics.This episode is one of a pair of videos on Virtue Ethics, although both can be viewed independently. The other episode, Aristotle: Human Nature and the Good Life, can be found in this playlist and provides a more general introduction on the topic.This is one of the Royal Institute of Philosophy’s 15-minute Philosophy Briefings, a series in which eminent philosophers provide their own view of a key philosophical topic, in straightforward and accessible language. Each one is designed to be a resource for anyone who wants to know more about these questions, whether you are covering them at A-level, teaching them at A-level, studying Philosophy at university, or are simply curious to know more.

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