“Happiness and the Virtues” Please respond to the following:

**Must be original work**

**Due 5/13/18 8pm Eastern Standard Time**

“Happiness and the Virtues” Please respond to the following:

· From the e-Activity and Aristotle’s essay, analyze Aristotle’s claim that reason determines right action. Discuss how this process occurs and how it is related to the general principle that virtuous action is a “mean” between extremes. Then, discuss the prisoner’s views about isolation. Discuss your agreement or disagreement with Aristotle’s view of happiness. Provide reasons and examples to support your view.

· Debate It: Take a position for or against Augustine’s claim: “Virtue gives perfection to the soul; the soul obtains virtue by following God; following God is the happy live.” Provide reasons and examples to support your view.

You can google these essays or reviews from these essays for main points

Aristotle Happiness and Virtures

Augustine Virtue and the Human Soul