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This is an introduction to moral philosophy using Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics as the primary text.
Total classes: 12
Prerequisite: None
Suggested grade level: 11th and 12th
Suggested credit: 1 full semester Philosophy
Description
This is an introduction to moral philosophy using Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics as the primary text.
Outline
Class 1: Human happiness (Nicomachean Ethics I 1-7)
Class 2: Human happiness (I 8-10, 13)
Class 3: Virtue (II 1-4)
Class 4: Virtue (II 5-9)
Class 5: Moral responsibility (III 1-2)
Class 6: Moral responsibility (III 3-5)
Class 7: The cardinal virtues (fortitude, III 6-9 and temperance, III 10-12)
Class 8: The cardinal virtues (prudence, VI 5 and 13 and justice, V 1, 7, and 10)
Class 9: Natural law (Thomas Aquinas, selections from Treatise on Law)
Class 10: Continence and incontinence (VII 1-3)
Class 11: Friendship (VIII 1-4 and IX 9)
Class 12: Contemplation (X 6-8)
Materials and Homework
Course materials: Reading materials will be provided free by the instructor.
Homework: A weekly assignment answering questions about the text
