Major Idea in book 3, section 1 – Aristotle writes “When emotions and actions are voluntary we receive praise and blame; when involuntary, we are pardoned and sometimes even pitied.
Commentary – I agree with that the different evaluation between voluntary actions and involuntary actions. When people who do something with their main purpose and object, these actions are criticized by others. However, if someone has to do some involuntary actions, his responsibility for that action will be less. Therefore, the punishments and honors should base on voluntary or involuntary actions to determine.
Major Idea in book 3, section 2 Aristotle claims that we can describe an act done on the spur .of the moment as a voluntary act, but not the result of choice.
Commentary – According to Aristotle, choice is being directed to moral. Therefore, voluntary act is not the result of choice. Voluntary act mean people base on their favor to do an action. But, choice means people do the right thing in the proper time. So, there is on direct relationship between voluntary action and choice.
Major Idea in book 3, section 3 – According to Aristotle, “We deliberate not about ends but about the mean to attain ends.
Commentary – I am not sure whether deliberation is about ends or not because many people only focus on the result of his actions. They do not care about the process to get the result. For some people, deliberation is about the ends.
Major Idea in book 3, section 5 Aristotle writes “Virtue is voluntary in the sense that a man of high moral standards performs the actions that lead up to the end voluntarily.
Commentary – I also agree with a good man performs virtue action voluntary. A man who has high moral standards is willing t do virtue action even though the action is painful or difficult. They focus on the process of the action not the ends.

Major Idea in book 4, section 5 – Aristotle claims that a man is praised for being anger under the right circumstances and with the right people, and also in the right manner, at the right time, and for the right length of time.
Commentary -- I agree with that sometime anger is praised in some conditions. Actually, anger is not a negative temper. It can be the way for people to express their opinions to others. In many countries, people express opinions to their government through hot temper.
Major Idea in book 4, section 6 – According to Aristotle, a man who conforms to the intermediate characteristic is the kind of person we mean we speak of a “good friend,” though “friend” also involves affections.
Commentary – I agree with that a man who has intermediate characteristic is a “good friend” because they are friendly and have a good temper. We feel comfortable to be a friend with these people.
Major Idea in book 4, section 7 – Aristotle mentioned that the boastful man who is evidently the opposite of the truthful man, because he is inferior.
Commentary – It is true that the boastful man is evidently the opposite of the truthful man because the truthful man is more inclined to understating the truth and in better taste. The boastful man pretends to possess such characteristics, but he does not have it. So, the boastful man hates or fights against the truthful man because he is inferior.