Philosophy 103
Study questions: Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics,
Book I
1. What are the two criteria that a good must meet in order to
qualify
as the chief good? What does
Aristotle think meets these
criteria?
How does he defend this view?
2. How does Aristotle define and explain happiness?
How does
he think the nature of human
happiness is related to the
function of a human being?
3. Think about the main features of the view that Aristotle has
set
out. What problems or
weaknesses might there be for
this
view? How might Aristotle try to address them?