Nicomachean Ethics | Short Essay Assignments

Short Essay Questions

The 60 short essay questions listed in this section require a one to two sentence answer. They ask students to demonstrate a deeper understanding of the text. Students must describe what they've read, rather than just recall it.

Short Essay Question - Book I

1. What does Aristotle mean by saying that every art, inquiry, action, and choice aims at some good?

2. Explain what is meant by Aristotle in saying that youth should not be involved in the study or practice of politics.

3. What is the proper distinction Aristotle makes between things that are good in themselves and things that are good only in a derivative sense? Illustrate this distinction by means of an example.

4. From what difficulty, according to Aristotle, does the dispute concerning the nature of happiness, as the end...
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