Nichomachus was Aristotle's son. The Greek word, ethos, means character. Aristotle' looks at both intellectual and moral virtue and considers the importance of habituation in producing those excellencies. He also examines the support nature gives for sustaining a good life. Political Justice Aristotle distinguishes justice that is natural from conventional justice.
Natural justice is true everywhere regardless of people's recognition of it.
The additional distinction is made between universal and particular. Although the just and unjust are always and everywhere the same, through action, just or unjust conduct is given particular expression which changes. The just by nature is not absolute but can still be understood as having one perfect expression in each situation. In your explanation, use an example that illustrates how these standards can conflict with each other. In Gary Snyder's poem, Axe Handles , art is personified as being the artist.