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“The scariest thing is people who claim to be good people but may not actually be good people.” Philosophy Shortcut This episode discusses a concept that is particularly interested in 'good people', namely the concept of Virtue Ethics, which believes that goodness is more complex than viewing everything in numbers like utilitarianism or more complex than acting in accordance with moral principles like functionalism. So what does it take to be a truly good person? How difficult is it? Why do we have to talk about 'goodness' so seriously? Inviting to think and ask questions with Pakin Nimmanonrawong and Fang-Rattharoj Jitpana Time Index: 00:00 Highlights 00:39 What is Virtue Ethics? 07:56 What is a good person like? 14:02 The virtues of a good person 28:47 Real-life examples 32:59 Why do we have to debate about goodness? 40:22 Final questions References: 1. Listen to more concepts in virtue ethics at Virtue Ethics 1 and Virtue Ethics 2 by Soraj Hongladarom ( • Virtue Ethics 1 ; • Virtue Ethics 2 ) Aristotle & Virtue Theory: Crash Course Philosophy #38 ( • Aristotle & Virtue Theory: Crash Cour... ) 2. The technical term which is at the heart of virtue ethics is the word 'Phronesis' or often translated as 'Practical wisdom' or 'ethical wisdom'. Anyone interested can try to find more information in Moral Excellence and Intellectual Excellence in Nicomachian Ethics by Mueanmad Mukpradit (https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/chula...) Talking about anger. When our values are violated, we must be 'angry'. Interview/edited by Kritsada Supawatthanakun (https://prachatai.com/journal/2021/05...) Our loss of wisdom - Barry Schwartz ( • Our loss of wisdom - Barry Schwartz ) 3. Other examples of viewing 'morality' as a middle value, moderate, not extreme, may be seen in the article 'Understanding 'Eudaimonia and Aristotle's Virtue Ethics' by Kritpas Sakdithanon (https://www.matichonweekly.com/column...) Click to follow and press the bell: https://bit.ly/45KZn3w Follow THE STANDARD PODCAST on other channels Website: https://www.thestandard.co/podcast Twitter: / thestandardpod Facebook: / thestandardth TikTok: / thestandard.podcast Spotify: https://bit.ly/3NhRWZg Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/42OGIkI SoundCloud: / thestandardpodcast #VirtueEthics #ConceptsLikeVirtueEthics #ShortcutPhilosophy #TheStandardPodcast #TheStandardTh #TheStandardCo #podcast