Write a 5-to-8-page essay on one of the following topics:
1. Aristotle on Virtue and Happiness
2. Aristotle on Freedom and Responsibility
3.
Aristotle on the
Acquisition of Moral Character
4.
Aristotle on
Virtue and Character
5.
Aristotle on wisdom
and the objectivity of value
References to Aristotle’s text should be by page and marginal number (in case you are using a different edition), and they should be placed in footnotes or in square brackets after quotes. Make sure you have your paper proofread for grammar and style before submitting it. The paper should present not only Aristotle’s theses and his arguments for those theses, but also your critical evaluation thereof, and illustrations of the general claims by concrete examples. It is also a good idea to raise a problem for one of Aristotle’s claims in connection with a concrete example, and solve it (like the problem of the doctor’s responsibility in the example of the test). But this is just a suggestion to get you started. You should feel free to design your paper the way you think it can most effectively convey your point. Please have your paper proofread before you turn it in. You can get excellent help in the Writing Center.