Episode 66: Nicomachean Ethics Book VI: Conventional Merit or Wisdom, or both?

00:00 Merit Versus Wisdom 01:51 Phronesis Practical Wisdom 03:07 Why Books Get Dense 05:03 Virtue As The Mean 06:36 Experience Builds Courage 09:07 Reflection And Development 12:14 Scientific Versus Deliberative 13:10 Binary Truths And Opinions 18:37 Desire Drives Action 23:28 Right Desire Right Action 27:00 Other Intellectual Virtues 28:21 Episteme and Science 29:38 Degrees and Merit 30:30 Techne and Craft 32:43 Art Rules and Truth 34:06 Nous and Intuition 37:17 Phronesis and Experience 41:57 Meritocracy Meets Wisdom 44:14 Socrates on Justice 47:34 Clever vs Wise 49:23 Eudaimonia and Fortune 51:27 Temperance Today 52:13 Thought Action Reflection 52:42 Closing Takeaways Let us know how we are doing.