Aristotle Research Paper

Before Aristotle, Socrates and Plato discussed ideas such as; the best government for a state and the role each citizen plays in the society. I believe thus far in what we have read, specifically Book Three, we see Aristotle expand on these topics and take it to another level. Aristotle has designed a moral code or pathway for a citizen to become the most efficient for its’ state. In the statement we are asked to examine and explain, I believe Aristotle is saying, that by developing good habits and living life in the mean you create a state of mind that allows you to be the best citizen you can be. Developing virtues, leads to moral excellence, which ultimately places you in Eudaimonia. Evidently, I will further explain and break down moral excellence and the statement at hand. In the reading, Aristotle discusses the importance of good moral training to younger individuals. This is important not only for the individual but for the society. This is the future of the state and it is ever so important to have young adults with the ability to begin to practice moral excellence. In class, the argument of Nature versus Nurture has been brought up, exemplifying that genes are good instinctively but the environment you grow up in is arguably way more important. Undoubtedly, good moral training is very important for

The individual needs to be able to consciously make the decision to settle in the mean and begin to become virtuous. The mean is different for each individual, so therefore it is necessary to establish the relative mean. Each individual’s circumstances must be accommodated to establish their specific mean. In the book it describes the amount of food each athlete would need and how you need to use the relative mean to find out how much food each one would consume. As one can see, individuals may be different but their roads to moral excellence follow the same