Activity 1

1. Courage- This one is my trait that I always telling to myself that I can do it without knowing
how risky is that.
2. Friendliness- I can say that im friendly because everywhere I go I can easily get along with
them.
3. Good Temper- On my experience I always having a long patience person.
4. Modesty- This one is my trait because I always show myself as a humble person and be
proud to my self.
5. Envy- Sometimes I do being envy because I remember when my friends buy something and I
feel I want to buy that too even I know that I can't afford it.

Activity 2

1. What does happiness mean for Aristotle and why does he consider it as the chief good of
thehuman person?
- The concept for both Plato and Aristotle is in the concept of the ancient Greek word
eudaemonia, which often translated into English as “happiness.” It actually means something
like a cross between “human flourishing” or “being satisfied with one’s life as it is lived.”
According to Aristotle, everything we do is for a reason, and sometimes that reason has yet
another reason or motivation behind it, and so on. However, if you follow that chain of reasoning
you eventually always come to a reason that has no other reason, and that ultimately is
eudaemonia. Thus, it is the chief good, or the good of all other goods.

2. What is virtue and what is its place in the ethical theory of Aristotle?
- Aristotle's perspective on ethics was based on the virtue of being human; in other words, virtue
ethics. There are two important distinctions between Aristotle's approach to ethics and the other
predominant perspectives at the time. First, Aristotle did not consider ethics just a theoretical or
philosophical topic to study. To understand ethics, Aristotle argued, you actually have to
observe how people behave. That led to the second distinction. Ethics weren't about ''what if''
situations for Aristotle; instead, he took a very practical approach and much of his ideas on
ethics were based on what someone did and how their virtues impacted their actions.

3. What is the mean and how is it related to virtue?

- Aristotle defines virtue as the average, or 'mean,' between excess and deficiency. Basically, he
says, the idea of virtue is ''all things in moderation.'' Humans should enjoy existence, but not be
selfish. They should avoid pain and displeasure, but not expect a life completely void of them.
By striving to live this virtuous life of moderation, human beings can find happiness and,
therefore, be ethical. Most importantly, going back to one of the differences between virtue
ethics and other theories of ethics, morality or being ethical cannot be achieved abstractly,
meaning it cannot only be based on someone's beliefs. Ethical behavior requires behavior by
individuals in a social environment.

4. How do you understand the meaning of character? How is character relevant in making
moral choices?
- Character is the mental and moral qualities distinctive to you. It is a combination of your
genetics, upbringing, learning, maturity, experiences, and culture.
Morality is concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior. Not every culture has the
same moral rules, especially if we look at the various religions and diverse ethnicities. If you are
born in a wealthy country or poor, if there is racial discrimination against you, all these things
and more will influence your morality.

5. How can you apply Aristotle’s ethics in improving the current state of your country?
- It might help if we could establish in people’s minds that there is a definite telos, goal or
purpose for human human beings one that, among other things, involves moral and intellectual
self-realization, and which has little if anything to do with acquisition of material wealth. We can
do more to affirm these goals and values in our education system.
If the defining characteristic of human beings is Reason, we can allow a social system to
continue that constantly tries to reduce or remove this capacity via brainwashing, propaganda,
manipulation, disinformation, poor education.