Introduction to Aristotle’s Ethics: How to Lead a Good Life
https://online.hillsdale.edu/landing/aristotles-ethics
Course Overview
In the Nicomachean Ethics—the first book written on the subject of how best to live—Aristotle argues that human happiness chiefly depends upon a person’s character, which is formed by making good choices. This course examines Aristotle’s teachings about human nature, the meaning of the good, and the virtues necessary for happiness. Students will not only learn what Aristotle says about the good life, but will also explore ways to put this knowledge to work.
This is a free course in 10 video lessons which will take a total of just over 5 hours to complete.
1
The Good
The purpose of the Nicomachean Ethics is to teach one how to become good. Aristotle begins this task with the claim that every voluntary human activity “seems to aim at some good.” He proceeds to arrange the goods in a hierarchy that points to the highest good — happiness.
2
Aristotle’s Politics and the Nature of Man
In Book I of the Politics, Aristotle writes that “man alone among the animals has speech.” This unique faculty leads to man’s concern for the good and enables him to form political communities — which exist for the sake of living well.
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Happiness
In Book I of the Ethics, Aristotle explains that there is much dispute about the nature of happiness, which many people consider to be a life of pleasure, wealth, or honor. Aristotle examines these popular opinions as he works toward the true definition of happiness.
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Character
Character comes from the Greek word that means to etch or engrave. In Book II of the Ethics, Aristotle explains that good character is formed by consistently making right choices.
5
Deliberation and Choice
Choices are made in the face of changing and often complicated circumstances. In Book III of the Ethics, Aristotle explains the process by which choices are made, which involves deliberating about the best way to achieve a desired end.
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Courage
Aristotle begins his examination of the moral virtues with courage. The courageous person possesses the right disposition toward pain, and displays the virtue most vividly by beautiful actions in war.
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Justice
In Book V of the Ethics, Aristotle examines justice—the most public virtue—which concerns giving to each what is owed. While justice includes the merely transactional, at its peak justice requires all the moral virtues.
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Practical Judgment
Practical judgment, or prudence, is the intellectual virtue necessary for choosing well. The prudent person observes and comprehends circumstances and makes the best choice to achieve a desired and worthy end.
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Friendship
Aristotle describes three types of friendship. The most common types are based on utility or pleasure. The highest and rarest type is a friendship of virtue, which is shared between two excellent people in pursuit of the beautiful.
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Contemplation and Action
In Book X of the Ethics, Aristotle identifies contemplation as the highest human activity. The Ethics concludes by pointing to the need for good laws, or good government, to encourage and protect this activity of the soul.
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First Degree-Hierophant of Earth
In this Degree the Candidate is Initiated into the Lodge. It corresponds with Earth and entitles one to access the Lodge Temple at Will. Also, emphasis is added to Feasts and all Functions that relate to the material plane. The Brother or Sister is also taught the Magick of Money and Finance.
These people were the original Mages of our Planet and through direct Experience of the Relativity of Being they managed to use Existence itself as a Clay that they could mold into Schools of Thought both Unique and Sublime. But how could this ever illusive and eternally changing Energy be conveyed to others?
This was the beginning of the Great Work of Symbolic Manifestation for ever since the first biped traced figures in the sand it was discovered that this Pure Essence could be conveyed to others through the very Shadows of this Invisible Light. Many of our ancient cultures have myths as to how this Sacred Art of Writing began.
In Ancient Khem we see the Myths surrounding Tahuti and his great Magical Power of binding Words and Deeds in the Hieroglyphic Writing of the Ancient Egyptians. The Norse also have the Sagas which tell us that Odin formed the Runes out of his very Blood and in Ancient Africa the Cults of Obeah and Wanga utilized the Magic of the Ifa.
At any rate, once Symbolic Modes of Communication developed it was just a matter of time until the great Magical Machine of the Grimoire was created. The Initiates of various Magical Disciplines could now attain an Immortality of sorts on the Material Plane by passing down these Books of Magical Formula through the Ages and each Generation would build upon the last as greater and greater Systems of Power were developed and expounded upon.
Of course, here we also see the birth of the Black, Yellow and White Schools of Magic. These terms are confusing to beginners in that they have been used in entirely different ways by different writers on the Esoteric Sciences over the years. In short, I will very briefly explain 3 different ways these terms have been used.
This is why prayer defeats them.
When more and more people start praying every day, and believing they can change the future, then the magick of the Cabal is weakened and dissipates. Pray every day with strong firm intention to make life in your community better for all who live there.
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Rods of God!!!
You need to understand how this works.
Southern Hemisphere Temperate Zone cold and flu season.
How many of you have watched the entire 38 minutes
Of Hollywood Producer John Paul Rice disclosing the dark secrets that hide there?
Good for you Child porn seller
I haven't got the time of day for you
The roundups are happening every night now
They won't be knocking at your door
It's flash bangs in the window and smash the door open.
Enjoy prison.
There, that short enough for you?
There is more than one.
You have to investigate to see them.
If you can't see them then nothing else would make sense either.
Not everybody is cut out to do detective work
This is the real world, not the movies
It's a hard slog and lots of hours trawling through data looking for inconsistencies.
007 is two balls and a cane
That is a Cabal symbol.
And if the government sent a death squad after you
I guess that confirms for us all
That you are a clown shill
And that E really does work for the Trump administration
You really should not have shot E's friend in that Huey at Andrews AFB
Not cool!
I think Anons have figured out that
P = Persia
The Pharisees were from Persia
Babylon was in Persia
The Parsi fire worshippers that built Hong Kong and Shanghai and started the HSBC
Were originally from Persia
And all those Iranian-Pakistani jar baby politicians and activists in the USA
Are getting orders from Persia.
[P] = Persia in the killbox
Now you know when Awan and friends go down.
When the rest of Persia goes down.
We broke this country
We consented to all the Cabal fuckery
We are responsible, personally, for every child raped and killed.
It is up to us all to FIX THIS MESS
Vote in November
And more importantly, PROTECT THE VOTE
There must be more patriots in the streets than those rabblerousers
EYES EVERYWHEREon Nov. 3rd.
Absolutely right!
The USA is not a democracy
It's a Republic… if you can keep it!!!
Vote for new bosses who will get rid of corrupt bureaucrats.
Then start with Aristotle in high school
When did they stop teaching Greek and Latin in American high schools?
To get to this frontier
You need to get out of your house
And talk to your neighbors
Now do you understand why the Cabal
Frightened everyone into hiding at home?
No neighbors
No conversations
No community
No resistance to slavery.
The choice is yours
But only those who rise up
Who stand up and speak up and walk out
Will reap the harvest of the new world
The rest will shiver in fear in their houses
Hiding behind their muzzles
Waiting for a savior to come
And all along, the savior was here
Because
The savior of your life
And of your community is…
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