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STS The Good Life Chapter6
STS The Good Life Chapter6
Chapter 6
OBJECTIVES:
- TO EXPLAIN THE CONCEPT OF THE GOOD LIFE
AS POSITED BY ARISTOTLE
- DEFINE THE GOOD LIFE IN THEIR OWN
WORDS
- TO EXAMINE SHARED CONCERNS THAT MAKE
UP THE CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES GUIDED BY ETHICAL
STANDARDS Chapter 6
Nicomachean ethics is a philosophical inquiry into the
nature of the good life for a human being.
Aristotle
said:
All human activities aim
at
some good.
Every art & human inquiry,
and
similarly every action &
pursuit,
is thought to aim at some
good,
reading assignment
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◦10 Things You Need To Know About
Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics
Everyone is moving
towards the good.
taking a rest
Everyone is moving
towards the good.
Training for
a sport/dance