I'll be brief here. If you have to ask why read Plato and Aristotle-- again, these topics may not be for you. Of course, there may be some practical reasons to learn virtue ethics.

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They also might be thought of as people who have had the benefit of some very keen teaching. I am sure they exist, but I for one cannot imagine the self-taught reader of Plato or Aristotle.

They also might be thought of as people who have had the benefit of some very keen teaching. I am sure they exist, but I for one cannot imagine the self-taught reader of Plato or Aristotle.