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Pick a human experience and up to five traditions. Rows highlight both shared themes and meaningful differences.

DimensionPhilosophy
Core questionWhat is a life well lived?
Primary teachingFrom Aristotle's eudaimonia to modern virtue ethics, purpose is tied to flourishing shaped by character.
Common practices
  • · Reflection
  • · Habituation of virtue
  • · Dialogue
Role of communityCentral; virtue is formed in polis and family.
Role of ritualModest; life practices matter more than ritual.
View of sufferingPart of a life shaped by virtue.
View of hopeLocated in becoming.
Important thinkers
  • · Aristotle
  • · Martha Nussbaum
  • · Alasdair MacIntyre
Recommended reading
  • · Nicomachean Ethics
  • · After Virtue

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