(Originally written May 25, 2006 in Book 3)
Social & Personal Ethics
William H. Shaw
Chapter 3: Aristotle
Book 1 - Happiness
-Ethics are not exact
-The study of ethics produces general, but not universal truths
-"The young are not proper students of political science (or moral philosophy) as they have no experience of the actions of life which form the premises and subjects of reasoning" (Shaw, 47-48).
-Happiness is the ultimate good
-Different people define happiness differently
Three types of life:
1. Sensual (happiness = enjoyment)
2. Political (happiness = honor or virtue)
3. Thought
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