Aristotle: Nicomachean Ethics Lesson Plan

Give an example of modern-day injustice. How do people deal with it? How do Aristotle’s principles relate to this example?

Aristotle is largely concerned with issues of honor and wealth, which means that injustice occurs when a magnificent person is not given more respect or money than a less noble person and vice versa. Although he does take into account crimes, they must be judged according to this class distinction. For students today, injustice deals with issues of inequality, which means that their most immediate examples of justice and injustice may seem very different than Aristotle's. Courage, temperance, and other virtues are understood as pursuing a good that is...