Moral Virtue Aristotle Summary

Analysis

1. According to Aristotle, the wealth earned by farming and fishing was more natural than

becoming wealthy through exchange and trade. Aristotle considered exchanging and trading

them piracy.

2. When Aristotle refers to "virtue" he is referring to moral virtue and intellectual

virtue. Moral virtue refers to ones feelings, decision making, and acting upon events with

correct manner. Aristotle explained intellectual virtue as wisdom that one may earn only

by learning and teaching. Those who posess virtues are those who value the aspects of life

and follow their moral and intellectual virtues.

3. According to Aristotle, there is a such existence of the "law of nature." This meant

that law may change based on location

#4. If good laws defer from nature, then this nature must be a cruel and careless state

of nature. Saying that good laws are going against nature implies that because of mans

rationality we notice that we can better ourselves with these laws. In my opinion you can

never say something is unnatural because if it exists in our world it is a product of

nature no matter what, so to say something so well documented like homosexuality is

"Unnatural" doesn't make much sense.

#5. I think that people who are not economically free can also be politically free because

I do not believe that one may not have great ideas for general welfare solely based upon

their own wealth situation. Those who farm and fish to provide themselves a wealth of food

may be politically free in the sense that they can have that right to earn nmoney for

themselves by doing such activities. THey provide for their families and in some cases

their community economically and politically.

Analysis

1.

Adam Ferguson's concept of civil society begins with the four main stages most societies

go through. The first stage is a primitive society of hunters and gatherers. The second

stage is known as a pasturage and is more civil than our hunters. Stage three is