Assignment
1-Why does Aristotle feel that friendship is so important for the good life? 100 Words
2-Is morality a matter of social convention or is it written into our human nature? Explain your reasons for your answer. 100 words
3-Why does Aristotle think the contemplation is the greatest human activity? 100 words
note: please answer each question on separate paper with the sources if it has.
Required Books
Aristotle, The Nichomachean Ethics
Martha Nussbaum, The Fragility of Goodness
Sophocles, Antigone, Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus
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Morality according to research is a convention that defines how people should behave in the society to be on the right side. It cannot, however, be ignored that we are born in a particular culture with a well-formulated moral system that aligns an individual with individual values (Aristotle & Reeve, 2014).
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