NICOMACHEAN ETHICS 1-2
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Pupil of Plato, Aristotle was one of the great polymath's of the ancient world. He wrote on virtually every subject imaginable--physics, metaphysics, rhetoric, biology, logic, and drama, among others. He also wrote one of the most important works in the history of ethics--The Nicomachean Ethics. Aristotle concern in the text initially is focused on the question of human happiness--what is it and how it is attained. It quickly becomes clear that Aristotle believed that only by living a life of virtue could one ultimately become happy. But what is virtue, and it's opposite, vice and how does one go about living a life of true virtue in order to live the happy life. These are the questions that are at the heart of the Nicomachean Ethics--and they are questions that still have tremendous relevance for those of us living today.
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As you read, be sure that you are able to answer the following questions:
Having trouble getting the gist of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics? You may want to check out "The Nicomachean Approach to Ethics: The Argument of Ethics 1-2." |
Select one of the following question to reflect upon after having gone through all of the above steps:
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