“Bodily vices (e.g., self-induced sickness) are voluntary and blameworthy.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book III, Chapter 5(Translated by W.D. Ross) Big Idea Your body is like a rental car 🚗: Real-Life Scenarios 🍔 Diet Disasters → Voluntary Harm: Daily fast food + zero exercise → Diabetes at 35.→ Accountable Choice: Meal prep Sundays → Marathon at … Read more
“The beginning of vice lies in ourselves; like a stone’s throw, the act is voluntary.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book III, Chapter 5(Translated by W.D. Ross) Big Idea Bad habits start like skipping stones 🌊: Real-Life Scenarios 🏢 Office Supplies → Voluntary Start: Take pens home → Next year embezzles funds.→ Accountable Choice: Label communal items … Read more
“To say vice is involuntary is to deny man’s agency in forming character.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book III, Chapter 5(Translated by W.D. Ross) Big Idea Character-building is like a gym membership 🏋️♀️: Real-Life Scenarios 💻 Workplace Ethics → Denial: “The system forced me to fudge numbers” → Fired + blacklisted.→ Ownership: Blow whistle on accounting … Read more
“Vicious habits begin with voluntary acts; one becomes unjust by choosing injustice.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book III, Chapter 5(Translated by W.D. Ross) Big Idea Character is like a garden 🌱: Real-Life Scenarios 🏢 Workplace Culture → Voluntary Act: “Borrow” office supplies → Next year embezzles funds.→ Just Choice: Report missing printer → Builds audit trust. … Read more
“Profligacy is more voluntary than cowardice, being driven by pleasure, not pain.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book III, Chapter 12(Translated by W.D. Ross) Big Idea Self-control is like dieting 🍰🏋️♀️: Real-Life Scenarios 🛒 Impulse Shopping → Pleasure Choice: Buy $200 shoes for instant dopamine → Credit card screams.→ Pain Avoidance: Don’t return wrong size to avoid … Read more
“The temperate man desires what he ought, as reason prescribes.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book III, Chapter 11(Translated by W.D. Ross) ig Idea Self-control is your brain’s GPS 🧭: Real-Life Scenarios 🛒 Grocery Temptations → Undisciplined: Buy 10 candy bars on sale → Sugar crash.→ Temperate: Choose dark chocolate + almonds → Steady focus. 💸 Holiday … Read more
“Temperance concerns touch and taste—pleasures common to beasts.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book III, Chapter 10(Translated by W.D. Ross) Big Idea Self-control is like training a puppy 🐶： Real-Life Scenarios 🍟 Fast Food Frenzy → Beastly：Eat entire family-size fries → Regret + nap.→ Temperate：Split fries + share → Enjoy guilt-free. 🛍️ Black Friday Madness → Beastly：Camp … Read more
“Profligacy is excess in pursuing base pleasures; temperance rejects them.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book III, Chapter 10(Translated by W.D. Ross) Big Idea Self-control is like grocery shopping 🛒: Real-Life Scenarios 🍔 Fast Food Temptation → Excess: Eat 3 burgers + fries after bad day → Guilt + heartburn.→ Temperance: Order salad when stressed → Energy … Read more
“Temperance is moderation in bodily pleasures, not pains.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book III, Chapter 10(Translated by W.D. Ross) Big Idea Character is like a smartphone screen 📱: Real-Life Scenarios 🚨 Car Crash Crisis → False brave: Post crash selfie for sympathy → Attention-seeking.→ True grit: Pull others from wreck first → Silent lifesaver. 🏥 ER … Read more
“Courage in sudden danger is truer than in foreseen peril, as it reveals character.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book III, Chapter 8(Translated by W.D. Ross) Plain English Breakdown Your character is like a car airbag 🚗💨: Real-Life Stress Tests 🏠 Home Emergencies → Fake brave: Talk about fire safety at dinner → Impresses no one.→ True … Read more