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Valencia College Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics Questions
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Please read the Chapter on Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics and answer the following questions:
1. According to Aristotle, what is happiness (eudaimonia)? How does Aristotle’s definition of happiness differ from the account given by most people?
2. What does Aristotle mean when he writes that the good for man is self-sufficient?
3. How does Aristotle prove that the final good for human beings is “activity of the soul in accordance with [the best and most complete] virtue”?
4. Explain and trace out some examples of Aristotle’s Doctrine of the Mean.
5. What is the difference between theoretical and practical knowledge? Which kind is the more important for Aristotle?
6. According to Aristotle, how are the habits and character of excellence in human beings attained?
7. What is the relation between the passions and the virtues according to Aristotle?
8. In the Nichomachean Ethics, does Aristotle trace out a method whereby human beings can change their character? If so, what are the main outlines of his program for change?
