- Can any element in the Platonic notion of “the good” be preserved in the Aristotelian moral universe? The most effective responses to this question will: (a) develop briefly one aspect of the good as it appears in the Republic and (b) concentrate on a sharply limited topic drawn from the array of positions discussed in the Nicomachean Ethics. [Note: a persuasive discussion will demonstrate that Aristotelian ethics May be more Platonic than appears to be the case
- Toward the beginning of Book II of the NE, Aristotle claims that he is investigating the nature of virtue “in order that we may become good,” since otherwise “our investigation would be of no use.” Can studying philosophical ethics help make us become morally good? Assume (with Aristotle!) that the answer is affirmative. Support this answer by identifying and analyzing TWO aspects or elements of moral psychology affected by the point of the question.
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