ARISTOTLE’S

ETHICS
ETHICS
SOCRATES (Greek Philosopher)

“The unexamined
life is not worth
living”
ARISTOTLE’S ETHICS

Self-understanding
is not the same as
intellectual
knowledge
ARISTOTLE

Greek Philosopher NOTES

A student of Plato. The teacher of many great Despite being red, it’s a cold place
people, including Alexander the Great.
Venus has a beautiful name

Neptune is the farthest planet

He is known as the Father of:
Saturn is the ringed one
Biology, Political Science, Zoology,
Embryology, Natural Law, Scientific Method, It’s the biggest planet in the System
Psychology, Teleology, Meteorology
ON MORALITY

MORAL VIRTUE

The practice of the good. It is a sign of

excellence of a person’s present and future.

MORAL WISDOM

It is the knowledge of knowing what the

good will do for us in the end
MORAL WISDOM

It is also the
knowledge that
vices are signs of
ignorance of an
individual
ARISTOTLE

“We must examine the

nature of actions, namely
how we ought to do
them for these also
determine the state of
character that are
produced.”
HAPPINESS

We act on moral
virtue to attain
happiness
HAPPINESS

We do certain
tasks and
overcome
situations to
become happy
HAPPINESS

It is not the material

object that makes us
happy, but what it
can do that gives us
happiness
OBJECTS HAVE LIMITATIONS; VIRTUES ARE ETERNAL.
 WRITTEN WORK 1
Write one object you cannot live without and explain the
reasons why you will have a hard time living without it
HAPPINESS

Happiness is a
mark of a good
life experience
HAPPINESS

Excellence in all
aspects of tasks
and work
HAPPINESS

Self-understanding
that leads to
intellectual
knowledge
HAPPINESS

A set of principles
and follows a life
of morality
HUMANITY HAS TWO PARTS:

BODY

The instrument and vessel of the soul

SOUL

The controller of the body and thought

process
SOUL

Intellectual Side

Center of reason and thought

Irrational Side

Controller of the bodily desires and

impulses
BODY AND SOUL

Learning to control
desires and
impulses leads to
the good
Aristotle’s Golden Mean

Finding the balance

to deal with the
intellectual need and
the irrational need to
achieve happiness
Aristotle’s Golden Mean
VIRTUE

They appear when

we decide to use
Aristotle’s Mean in
order to achieve
goodness for the
self and others
MORAL VIRTUE

It helps attain
self-perfection
(ultimate goal of the
self)
MORAL VIRTUE

It helps you see

your own potential
EUDAIMONIA

Greek for “Living a

good life!”
 WRITTEN WORK 2
Write a comprehensive description of a point in your life
where you can say that “life is good”
EUDAIMONIA

Sense of joy and

satisfaction with
everything you do
EUDAIMONIA

Everything you do
has meaning and
feels like an
accomplishment
EUDAIMONIA

It can be found in an
active and dynamic
human life, not a
passive and resting
life
ARISTOTLE

“Happiness is found
through virtue and
through the process
of learning and
training”
EUDAIMONIA

You have the

opportunity to make
proper life choices
in life that leads you
to self-perfection
End of Lecture!

Thank you and stay safe!