How to live a good life? Aristotle’s answer was live virtuously: do what a virtuous person would do.
Learn more about Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics, basically an early self-help book, where he explained how to flourish.
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Sandel on Aristotle's thoughts on the good life
Sandel asks if there are many different kinds of the good life
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Let's hear it for Aristotle
Is there any reason to study the thoughts of a long-dead Greek? Geoff Andrews find inspiration in the work of Martha Nussbaum.
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Aristotle: The Expert View
Jon Pike expains why Aristotle is known as the prince of philosophers.
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To lie or not to lie?
A lie’s a lie, right? But what if it wasn’t that simple? This game makes you think about your moral responses to different lies
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General philosophising
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Introducing philosophy
Ever wondered what it would be like to study philosophy? This free course, Introducing philosophy, will introduce you to the teaching methods employed and the types of activities and assignments you would be asked to undertake should you wish to study philosophy and the human situation.
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Choose your own philosophy adventure
'Castle, Forest, Island, Sea' is a choose-your-own-adventure story that explores key questions in philosophy. Where will your chosen path lead you?
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Study at the OU: The arts past and present
A broad course that introduces the arts across a range of subject areas, including music, art, English, classics and history
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Exploring Philosophy
Does God exist? Why should I act morally? Can I trust science? Should I obey laws I disagree with? Discover how philosophers have offered radically diverging answers to these and other questions.
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