Prep Questions Set#20 Due: Tuesday, 12/3
Read Nicomachean Ethics I.1-2 (870-1), I.7-8 (874-80), and II.1-6 (883-90)
1. What is the highest good for a human being, according to Aristotle? How does he arrive at this conclusion? How does his view here relate to his account of psuchê in the De Anima?
2. Aristotle divides human virtue into intellectual and moral virtue (or as our translation reads, “virtue of thought” and “virtue of character”). How does he define moral virtue, and how does this fit into his argument mentioned in question #1 above? Do you regard his account of moral virtue as adequate? Explain.
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