PL - 355 The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle

Credits: 3

Considers Aristotle’s great treatise on ethics. The course looks at Aristotle’s account of happiness as the goal of human life, and the role of moral and intellectual virtue in achieving this goal. The treatise ends with a consideration of the place of friendship, and the intellectual life, in human well-being.

General Education: Satisfies Lens 2: Ethics & The Common Good.

Prerequisite(s): PL 109