We are live-reading and discussing Aristotle's \~*Nicomachean Ethics*\~, book VII, which is about troubleshooting the virtues.
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The prerequisite to this book is our answering for ourselves these questions from the prior books, to which we will briefly review:
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1\. What is a virtue of character \{*ēthikē aretē*}?
2\. How does one come to acquire it? \(E\.g\. \[Aristotle’s\]\, ambition\, bravery\, gentlemanliness\, generosity\, candor\, …\)
3\. From a first\-person perspective in being virtuous\, how does one feel and what does one see \(differently\, discursively\) in a given situation of everyday living?
4\. From a third\-person perspective\, how is the virtuous person \(of a specific virtue\) to be characterized?
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The project's cloud drive is [here](https://mega.nz/folder/vqJCXIQJ#muxiUXMHhfljvxKnWaOxZA), at which you'll find the reading texts, notes, and slideshows.

Tom Osg

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