Reflection Paper Aristotle, Ethics II, 2

The quote  We are not studying in order to know what excellence is, but to become good, for otherwise there would be no profit in it…[We must therefore] consider the question of how we ought to act.

The question  We are not studying in order to know what excellence is, but to become good, for otherwise there would be no profit in it…[We must therefore] consider the question of how we ought to act.  Are you studying to become good? Explain what you think Aristotle is getting at and then explore your own response.

The assignment  “We are not studying in order to know what excellence is, but to become good, for otherwise there would be no profit in it…[We must therefore] consider the question of how we ought to act.” (Translation)  Are you studying to become good? Explain what you think Aristotle is getting at and then explore your own response.  In a two- to three-page ( words)reflection essay, consider Aristotle’s statement with respect to your own life.  Due June 1