Optional: Textbook (Discovering Right and Wrong), chapter 9.

Study Questions

According to Aristotle, why do we desire happiness?
According to Aristotle, what is happiness?
What is the function of human beings?
According to Aristotle, do we need things like money and friends to be happy?
What are the two kinds of virtue?
How do we develop moral virtue?
What does Aristotle mean when he says that virtues are destroyed by excess and defect?
According to Aristotle, what is the right education? (See Book 2, Chapter 3)
What is the puzzle about just and temperate action that Aristotle discusses in Book 2, Chapter 4? How does he resolve the puzzle? (Do your best to figure this out on your own. We will also discuss this in class.)
What are the three kinds of things found in the soul? Virtue is which kind of thing?
What is virtue, according to Aristotle? (To answer this, consult Book 2, Chapter 6)
In Book 2, Chapter 8, Aristotle describes 11 virtues and their corresponding vices. Do you agree that all of character traits he lists are indeed virtues? Why or why not?
What is the main point of Book 2, Chapter 9?