Trivium
Aristotle's Nicomachean EthicsGrade 9rhetoric Stage

What is Happiness?

The Text

What You'll Learn

1

Comprehension

Identifies happiness as the highest good - chosen for its own sake, not for anything else

2

Cause & Consequence

Explains why pleasure cannot be the highest good (shared with animals, depends on circumstances)

3

Meaning

Takes a position on whether Aristotle's definition of happiness is correct

4

Defense

Steel-mans the counterargument (presents it in its strongest form)

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