Question

4) Why, for Aristotle, is there something relativistic or subjective about virtue? In other words, how is ethics, as a practical study, different here from a theoretical study (like math)?

Answer 1

The main proposition of Aristotle regarding virtue is that virtue is a moral that gives the disposition to act in the right manner. It acts as a mean between the lack of something and the excess of something. The idea of virtue given by Aristotle is not subjective because virtue is learned primarily through habit and practice. It is relative because what we do or practice necessarily come from the judgement we have of a particular action. Ethics like math is based on logic, which is arrived through reason and practice. It is based on fundamental principles that there is morality that should govern actions. While the logic behind maths is not very contented, ethics because it considers majorly the moral virtue remains highly contestable through time.