Homer and Aristotle.

Raja Halwani's essay, "Homer and Aristotle", examines Homer's character to see if he could be considered virtuous according to Aristotle's beliefs. Homer does not appear very commendable when evaluated morally, especially when the focus is on his character and not his actions. However, there are redeeming qualities about Homer, which make it impossible for the audience to really hate him. This quality enables the audience to feel for Homer, and when we are disgusted with …

…at Homer has no control over, and is it fair to call someone who lacks the inherent blessing of smarts not virtuous? There is no doubt that Homer definitely can improve; however, he does give an effort to be somewhat helpful and considerate. Also, it takes a lot of strength to fight temptation in order to do the right thing, so when Homer accomplishes this, I consider it to be quite admirable, possibly even virtuous.