Group
Work on Aristotle
Break up into small groups. Then discuss the following.
Prepare an oral and written summary of your group's discussion. Make sure
every member of your group has a copy of the responses. If you were not present
in class for this exercise, I recommend you complete it (in less than 2 pages) as a typed assignment.
1. Briefly
summarize Aristotle�s concept of the mean as applied to the
virtues.
2. How could someone apply Aristotle's
doctrine of the mean to managing screen time? Why would someone think
this would or would not work?
3. How does the Nicomachean Ethics
suggest we can become better and braver? How does
this compare with the method Socrates suggests (Meno
86c)? Name one advantage or disadvantage of each.
M. Kagan, Le Moyne College, Syracuse, NY
Comments welcome. Please email: Kagan@lemoyne.edu
Revised October 22, 2019.