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Discussion: Definition of ‘happiness’

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1) For Aristotle, what would be the problem with today’s public understanding/ definition of ‘happiness’?

2) For Aristotle, what does it take to be happy? Don’t just give me a one-line shallow statement. Explain to me as if I was someone asking because I genuinely want to know how to be happy.

3) Is Aristotle’s ethics absolute/ strict or flexible/ particular? Elaborate.

4) Explain Aristotle’s distinction between doing wrong by omission and by commission and its significance.

5) Based on what you’ve read about Aristotle’s formula for happiness, you should pick up that it is a very practical approach to ethics and living well. What are 3 practical specific steps, habits, you can take to bring yourself further to eudaemonia? (Don’t forget to explain how it relates to Aristotle’s formula for happiness)