Read Chapters 8-9, and answer the Reading Questions
1. What is the distinct between Greek ethics and Modern ethics?
2. Explain the relationship between “good” and desire, or Happiness and Virtue in ethical discussions.
3. What are the two extremes we can fall into when talking about moral language?
4. Explain the role of “empire” in the transition to Stoicism and Epicurianism. How does the idea of universal ethics develop?
5. What is the problem with pinpointing a specifically Christian morality?
6. What new values did Christianity have? What is the problem with using them as a guide for society?
7. How does Aquinas adapt Aristotle? What ethical ideas replace Aquinas’s?
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