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Aristotle DQ

Aristotle DQ

Q 1. Aristotle argues that people are not born either virtuous or vicious, but become one or the other by developing certain characteristics over time. Do you agree with his view? What evidence can you cite to support your position? 2. Do you agree that virtue is a matter of balance and moderation? Can extreme actions/emotions ever be virtuous?

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1. Aristotle argues that people are not born either virtuous or vicious, but become one or the other by developing certain characteristics over time. Do you agree with his view? What evidence can you cite to support your position? 2. Do you agree that virtue is a matter of balance and moderation? Can extreme actions/emotions ever be virtuous? 1. In his book, Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle talks about the virtuous or vicious as a character of the person that is not inborn rather it is the circumstances and the situation in one’s life that develops these cha