ARISTOTLE: Ethics [Book II; Book III, Ch. 5-12; Book VI, Ch. 8-13]

ARISTOTLE: Ethics [Book II; Book III, Ch. 5-12; Book VI, Ch. 8-13]

Book 2

• Virtues are of two kinds – moral and intellectual. Intellectual virtues owe their birth and growth to instruction. Moral virtues arise from habitual practice.

ARISTOTLE: Poetics

ARISTOTLE: Poetics

• Aristotle discusses the various forms of poetry in the Poetics. Epic Poetry, Tragedy, Comedy, Dithyrambic poetry, and music are all modes of imitation.

PLATO: Meno

PLATO: Meno

• In this dialogue, Socrates and Meno attempt to define virtue, and determine whether it can be acquired by teaching or by practice or some other way.

HERODOTUS: The History [Book II]

HERODOTUS: The History [Book II]

• Book 2 is named after the Greek Muse Euterpe.

HERODOTUS: The History [Book I]

HERODOTUS: The History [Book I]

• Herodotus’ History has been divided into nine books, each named after one of the muses.