Blog Assignment #1: Living a Virtuous Life

Blog Assignment #1: Living a Virtuous Life

The reading is from Leading Lives that Matter, pp. 66 - 83.

Due as a comment under the blog assignment: Monday, August 31, at noon.

Length: a paragraph or two

Find a passage you particularly agree or disagree with and discuss why you do. You might want to consider how such behavior might influence your own actions. You might also show how Aristotle's words may have influenced or should have influenced your actions in the past.

For example, Aristotle defines a generous person as someone who "will give to the right people, the right amounts, at the right time . . . ." Who are the right people? If I give to the wrong people, is it possible that I might harm them in the long run? If I give to a person on the street who is asking for money, how do I know that he or she will not harm him or herself by spending the money self-destructively (by drinking, for example)? Should I give to that person? How much? I will eventually, when the time comes, write a couple of paragraphs trying to answer those questions -- or try to.

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Dear UC 160.12 Students,

Welcome to our blog. Please "follow" it. We will be giving you weekly assignments. You can respond to them by making a "comment" under the assignment.

Respond to each assignment in a paragraph or two. Please post your response by 5 PM on the Monday before our class meeting at 3 PM on Tuesday.

Don't worry too much about the grammar, usage, spelling, etc. The purpose of your posts is to generate ideas for our class discussions of the readings. Be prepared to discuss your comments in class.

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