Nichomachean ethics

Book V
Within the pages of , “The Nichomachean Ethics,” Aristotle suggests that there are
very specific characteristics a society must have in order to survive. These characteristics
are really the eleven moral and intellectual virtues that Aristotle describes within his book.
Of these virtues it can be said that all are very important, however, it can also be said that
the virtue of Justice is the most significant of all. In Book V of the Ethics, Aristotle goes
into a very in depth discussion of Justice and all of its aspects. In order to support this
claim of Justice’s supremacy, I will first show the very significance of Justice to Aristotle’s
arguments of society and regime success and where it ties in. Next I will show exactly
what questions Justice raises with Aristotle in his book. Thirdly, I will attempt to show
how these questions are answered or are attempted to be answered in Book V.
Aristotle is quick to point out in Book 5 that justice is alwa...