ABSTRACT The current “exemplarist turn” within virtue ethics is increasingly shedding light on the importance of exemplars both as enabling one to identify the virtues and for the importance they bear for orienting one’s conduct, as well as for educating the novice. However, even if categorizations of exemplars have already been proposed, there seems to be a lack of discussion on the kind of imitation different exemplars are supposed to elicit. In order to offer a preliminary answer to this question, in this paper I present three paths to flourishing via imitation of exemplary individuals: The Platonic (§1), the Stoic (§2), and the Aristotelian (§3). Then, I sketch an attempt to reconcile these models (§4). In conclusion, I suggest that, when it comes to education, this reconciliation becomes necessary. Along these lines, I recommend that a multi-step educational program is elaborated.

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繁荣之路：模范生活的古老典范

摘要当前道德规范中的“榜样转向”正越来越多地说明范例的重要性，既使人们能够识别美德，又使他们对于指导自己的行为以及对初学者进行教育的重要性。然而，即使已经提出了示例的分类，似乎也缺乏关于应该引起不同示例的模仿类型的讨论。为了对此问题提供初步的答案，在本文中，我提出了通过模仿个体来实现繁荣的三种途径：柏拉图式（§1），斯多葛式（§2）和亚里士多德式（§3）。然后，我概述了调和这些模型的尝试（第4节）。最后，我建议，在教育方面，这种和解是必要的。按照这些思路，