Exploring Good and Bad: Virtues and Virtuosos

The chapter delves into the concept of good and bad as qualities rather than moral absolutes, exploring virtues like courage and generosity in Aristotle's framework. It contrasts pagan and Christian perspectives on ethics, discussing historical justifications for slavery, the shift from pagan beliefs to Christian doctrines on human nature and equality, and the biblical views on poverty and sin. The chapter also delves into the concept of good associated with righteousness and life, contrasting it with evil, which enslaves and brings death.