Ethics of Aristotle

Course No. 408 (12 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture)
Taught by Father Joseph Koterski, S.J.
Fordham University
Ph.D., St. Louis University
1. The Philosopher of Common Sense
2. What Is the Purpose of Life?
3. What Is Moral Excellence?
4. Courage and Moderation
5. The Social Virtues
6. Types of Justice
7. The Intellectual Virtues
8. Struggling to Do Right
9. Friendship and the Right Life
10. What Is Friendship?
11. Pleasure and the Right Life
12. Attaining True Happiness

Sports have long played an important role in society. By exploring the evolving link between sporting behaviour and the prevailing ethics of the time this comprehensive and wide-ranging study illuminates our understanding of the wider social significance of sport.
The primary aim of Sports, Virtues and Vices is to situate ethics at the heart of sports via ‘virtue ethical’ considerations that can be traced back to the gymnasia of ancient Greece. The central theme running through the book is that sports are effectively modern morality plays: universal practices of moral education for the masses and - when coached, officiated and played properly - a valuable vehicle for ethical development.