On Virtue: Comparing the Views of Confucius and Aristotle
On Virtue: Comparing the Views of Confucius and Aristotle
Humanities 101
Winter Quarter
Strayer University
Instructor: Professor Roberta Jones
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Virtue is the habitual, well-established, readiness or disposition of man 's powers
directing them to some goodness of act. Virtue is moral excellence of a man or a
woman. As applied to humans, a virtue is a good character trait. It is something practiced
at all times.The virtue of perseverance is needed for all and any virtue since it is a habit
of character and must be used continuously in order for any person to maintain oneself in
virtue (“Virtue”). There are two famous philosophers that have many views on the
subject of virtue and they are Confucius and Aristotle. Their teachings lead a lot of
people into a better life or as Confucius said the practice of right living. (“Confucius-Lecture on Confucius and Self Knowledge”) Confucius was born in 551 B.C., in at that time was called Lu, which is now the province of Shang-tung. His father was an elderly warrior who married a young peasant girl to have a son. Confucius from the young age of three had to labor for his family due to his father’s death. Because of his natural aptitude for learning, he still managed to find time to purse his studies (“Confucianism”). At the age of seventy-two in the year 479 B.C. Confucius woke early walked outside his home in Qufu, as legend tells us, and tells his
Humanities 101
Winter Quarter
Strayer University
Instructor: Professor Roberta Jones
CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORSHIP: I certify that I am the author of this paper and that any assistance received in its presentation is acknowledged and disclosed in the paper (at the end). I have also cited any sources from which I used data, ideas, or words, either quoted directly or paraphrased. I also certify that this paper was prepared specifically for this course and has not been used for another course (and will not be) either in whole or substantial part.
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Virtue is the habitual, well-established, readiness or disposition of man 's powers
directing them to some goodness of act. Virtue is moral excellence of a man or a
woman. As applied to humans, a virtue is a good character trait. It is something practiced
at all times.The virtue of perseverance is needed for all and any virtue since it is a habit
of character and must be used continuously in order for any person to maintain oneself in
virtue (“Virtue”). There are two famous philosophers that have many views on the
subject of virtue and they are Confucius and Aristotle. Their teachings lead a lot of
people into a better life or as Confucius said the practice of right living. (“Confucius-Lecture on Confucius and Self Knowledge”) Confucius was born in 551 B.C., in at that time was called Lu, which is now the province of Shang-tung. His father was an elderly warrior who married a young peasant girl to have a son. Confucius from the young age of three had to labor for his family due to his father’s death. Because of his natural aptitude for learning, he still managed to find time to purse his studies (“Confucianism”). At the age of seventy-two in the year 479 B.C. Confucius woke early walked outside his home in Qufu, as legend tells us, and tells his
Cited: “Aristotle” Retrieved November 18, 2004 from http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01713a.htm “Aristotle, Virtues and Vices”, Note English Translation Retrieved November 9, 2004 from http:www.classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/aristot.vir.html “Confucius-Lecture on Confucius and Self Knowledge” Retrieved November 9, 2004 from http://falcon.jmu.edu/~omearawm/confucius.html “Confucianism” Retrieved November 9, 2004 from http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04223b.htm Cunningham, Lawrence and Reich, John Culture and Values- A Survey of the Humanities (2002) pp. 80,118-123, 184-185 Vol. I 5th Edition The Wadsworth Group, Thomson Learning Freedman, Russell Confucius The Golden Rule (2002) Scholastic Press Hoobler, Thomas and Dorothy Confucianism World Religions (1993) pp. 18-51 Brown Publishing Network “Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle” 350 B.C “Moral Character” Note # 2.4 Aristotle Retrieved November 18, 2004 from http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/moral-character/ #2.4 “Virtue” Retrieved on November 9, 2004 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtue