The Ethics Discussion

consider these questions: • • • • • Do you agree with Aristotle that we must be taught to behave virtuously? If virtue must be taught, who determines what actions are virtuous? What kind of of education in virtue have you received? Do you act in accordance with what you were taught? Why or why not? Why do people act unvirtuously? Is it because they were instructed incorrectly? Because they formed unvirtuous habits and were unable to correct them? What would Aristotle say? Aristotle tells us to be on guard against pleasure–is pleasure a bad influence on our choices? Week 6: Aristotle Books III-IV While reading Books III-IV, think about the following questions: • • • • • Are actions made under duress really voluntary? Can their virtue be fairly judged? Imagine your closest loved ones are being held hostage, and you’ve been told that the only way to save them is to kill another person? What would you do? How would Aristotle advise you? o Will every virtuous person respond to the hostage dilemma in the same way? Why or why not? Will people always choose to act virtuously when they know what is virtuous? If not, why not? Do you agree with Aristotle’s definition of courage? Is facing death the most courageous act? How do you think Aristotle would judge the virtue of someone like Robin Hood? How would you judge Robin Hood’s morality? https://socialsciences.mcmaster.ca/econ/ugcm/3ll3/aristotle/Ethics.pdf https://olli.gmu.edu/docstore/600docs/0909-603-NE%20Handout.pdf
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