Aristotle nicomachean ethics book ii

Read Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics Book II, in the course text. In this reading Aristotle (384-322 BCE) explains his theory of "virtues" and its connection to ethical decision-making. He develops an account of good moral habits called virtues and defends these as the key to moral education and consistent ethical behavior. 1. Explain Aristotle's theory (make sure you quote from the text) and then apply it to the following contemporary ethical issue: 2. In Donald Trump's address to the United Nat ions last year he stated, “We [Americans] are guided by outcomes, not ideology.” Read the full text in the attached Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article. What would Aristotle say about this? Would he agree with Trump? Challenge Trump? How does Aristotle's ethic "line-up" with what Trump is advocating? Again, make sure you quote from both sources, Aristotle and the WSJ, in giving your answer. 3. What are your own thoughts on the matter? Explain and defend them. It should be at least 300 words Trump Returns U.S. to Realpolitik in World Affairs - WSJ 9/21/17, 6)25 PM DOW JONES, A NEWS CORP COMPANY DJIA ▼ 22359.23 -0.24% S&P 500 ▼ 2500.60 -0.30% Nasdaq ▼ 6422.69 -0.52% U.S. 10 Yr ▼ -2/32 Yield 2.279% Crude Oil ▲ 50.71 0.32% Euro This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers visit http://www.djreprints.com. https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-returns-u-s-to-realpolitik-in-world-affairs-1505851115 POLITICS | CAPITAL JOURNAL Trump Returns U.S. to Realpolitik in World Affairs President’s United Nations address marks return of U.S. foreign policy to practical considerations rather than moral calculations By Gerald F. Seib Sept. 19, 2017 3:58 p.m. ET Early in his maiden speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, President Donald Trump offered fellow world leaders the best, most concise summary he’s ever provided of his approach to world affairs: “We are guided by outcomes, not ideology,” he declared. Having signaled that his listeners should be prepared for some blunt, hard-nosed pragmatism, Mr. Trump proceeded to deliver just that. In many ways, in fact, Mr. Trump’s address marked the return of American foreign policy to realpolitik: a set of principles and precepts based on practical considerations rather than philosophical or moral calculations. And while his predecessors might have cloaked their threats and grievances in a rhetorical velvet glove while at the U.N., Mr. Trump took off that glove while delivering the most important and most revealing speech of his young presidency. –– ADVERTISEMENT –– He declared that if the U.S. is forced to defend against North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, “we will have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea.” In the president’s terminology, Kim Jong Un wasn’t the leader of North Korea, but rather the “Rocket Man…on a suicide mission.” https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-returns-u-s-to-realpolitik-in-world-affairs-1505851115 Page 1 of 3 Trump Returns U.S. to Realpolitik in World Affairs - WSJ 9/21/17, 6)25 PM Iran, a country his predecessor spent years seeking to engage, was in Mr. Trump’s description a nation engaged in the “pursuit of death and destruction.” As for the nuclear deal with Iran that President Barack Obama’s team labored for years to negotiate, Mr. Trump branded it “one of the worst and most one-sided transactions the United States has ever entered into” and “an embarrassment.” Mr. Trump also warned that the U.S. is prepared to take further, undefined steps to change the course of Venezuela’s socialist regime. And, while he offered words of thanks to China and Russia for help on other matters, he indirectly called them out for their aggressive behavior in their neighborhoods: “We must reject threats to sovereignty, from the Ukraine to the South China Sea. We must uphold respect for law, respect for borders and respect for culture, and the peaceful engagement these allow.” Both the stark nature of Mr. Trump’s messages and his willingness to deliver them from the U.N. podium were unprecedented for an American president. The U.N. audience got Trumpism in its pure, unvarnished form.