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PHIL 11001 -
Nichomachean Ethics
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Nichomachean Ethics written about for his son Nichomachus Practical guide for raising young people Golden Mean sets a perimeter for virtuous behavior Vice Virtue Vice Mean Examples Coward Stinginess Courage Charity Recklessness Extravagance 1 Adjustable to Cultures Greek Vanity Pride Humility Self Abasement Christian Humility Pride Where Plato went wrong 1 All reality is of forms 2 All evil doing is a result of ignorance Truth Justice Beauty Good Humans Animals Plants Objects Reality Sophists Self Annihilation People can know what is good yet choose to do evil 1 Morally Weak rehabilitate them 2 Morally Vicious exile or execution get them out of society
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