Aristotle's Ethics

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

In this course we will study Aristotelian ethics, with a focus on the Nicomachean Ethics and other texts that center around his moral psychology, conception of virtue and practical wisdom, view of action and emotions, and acknowledgement of the fragility of a good life. At the end of the term, we will turn to the Stoics and their attempt to stabilize the good life so it isn’t easily upended by luck or accident. We will read secondary sources in supplementing the primary texts.