What is Aristotle’s theory of the “Golden Mean”? Provide an example of a situation which follows that principle and one which violates it.

Ethics in Criminal Justice

Write a narrative essay (minimum 1500 words) in which you address and discuss the questions and statements listed below. Use at least four scholarly sources.

1. According to Aristotle, what is the relationship between leading an ethical life and being happy or “flourishing”? Provide a specific example of such a relationship.

2 .Describe the role that practical wisdom plays in character.

3. What is Aristotle’s theory of the “Golden Mean”? Provide an example of a situation which follows that principle and one which violates it.

4.In 1997, a civil court awarded $25 million in punitive damages for the wrongful deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. The Goldman family was also awarded $8.5 million in compensatory damages. Punitive damages are designed to account for the reprehensibility of the act, while compensatory damages, are designed to compensate for a loss.

Is it right or wrong to assign a monetary value to human life? How should society calculate compensatory and punitive damages in wrongful death cases?