Using at least one quoted passage from the required text(s), explain the relation between virtue and living well on Aristotle’s account, and briefly describe some of the key characteristics of virtue ethics.
Reflect on yourself:
Identify an area of your life in which particular virtues are needed to do well. Explain what the “telos” (or plural of telos?) of that role or activity is, what virtues are needed and why they are needed, and what would be lost if someone tried to be successful in that activity who didn’t exercise the virtues. This might be a role you have, a vocation or career, a hobby, or something common to all of us.
Reflect on virtue:
In what ways do the virtues you identify display the characteristics Aristotle describes? For instance, you could explain whether they occupy an intermediate between too much and too little of some quality, how they would affect one’s emotions as well as ones actions, etc.
