Assignment
1. What kinds of habits (including habits of mind) are developed by a compulsive gambler? What other vices can be associated with gambling?
2. How do you think a nongambler turns into a compulsive gambler? How would Aristotle answer this question, and do you agree with Aristotle's thinking on this?
3. What particular issues/concerns does Internet gambling raise? Is there anything about Internet gambling that may make it particularly dangerous?
4. Could a virtuous person (occasionally) make use of Internet gambling sites? Is this an instance of there being "many right choices"? In terms of Hunt's categories of virtues, which sorts of virtues can gambling undermine?
5. The evidence suggests that hopes for a gambler's recovery are slim. Why do you think this is? What light, if any, does Aristotle's theory of virtue shed on this fact?
6. Suppose you or a friend have begun to do some online gambling - just once or twice a week for a couple hours. Occasionally, the betting has gotten up into the 6.$50-$100 range. Just how harmless is this activity? Take Aristotle's arguments into account in your response to this question.