Questions: Books 2 & 3
Explain the process by which human being achieve virtue.
(Make sure to discuss these terms in relation to this process)
a. habit
b. decision/deliberation
c. Character (ethos)
d. Virtue (arete)
e. Happiness (eudaimonia)
Reading: Aristotle’s Ethics Book 8
Explain Aristotle’s three forms of friendship in terms ofAre the all created equal? If Aristotle see’s one of them as best, why does he consider it best?
What is exchanged?
The duration of the relationship?
is the person treated as a “means” or an “end” in themselves?
Whether or not each relationship will assist in achieving our own happiness?
What is your opinion of each form and which is best to you?
How is Complete Friendship connected to happiness and virtue?
