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    STUDY OF VIRTUE ETHICS IN ARISTOTLE AND KANT Aristotle was the first western thinker to divide philosophy into branches which are still recognizable today: logic‚ metaphysics‚ and natural philosophy‚ philosophy of mind‚ ethics and politics‚ rhetoric; he made major contributions in all these fields. He was born in Stagira‚ a city of northern Greece in 384 BC. His father Nicomachus was a doctor at the court of Amyntas of Macedon‚ who preceded Philip‚ the conqueror of much of Greece. Aristotle later

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    teaching of ethics primarily focuses on the good life‚ or more precisely‚ how one must go about to achieve the good life. In order to understand what the good life is‚ an examination of what is meant by ’the good’ is necessary. We often say things such as "that is a good car‚ that is a good computer‚ that is a good phone‚ etc." But what is it that allows us to make the judgement whether something is good or bad? If we take a closer look‚ something is either good or bad based on its operation. When a thing

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    Comedy and Tragedy | |       Comedy     According to Aristotle (who speculates on the matter in his Poetics)‚ ancient comedy originated with the komos‚ a curious and improbable spectacle in which a company of festive males apparently sang‚ danced‚ and cavorted rollickingly around the image of a large phallus.  (If this theory is true‚ by the way‚ it gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "stand-up routine.")     Accurate or not‚ the linking of the origins of comedy to some sort of phallic

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    themes in “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona” by Sherman Alexie‚ but the most salient theme is the acceptance of the current problems. In this story‚ Victor has a much pain because of his father’s death; however‚ he tries to go to Phoenix to bring his father’s ashes back home. Due to this scene‚ we can see how Victor can overcome grief and accept the fact that his father had passed away. Unfortunately‚ Victor‚ a strong man‚ does not have enough money to go to Phoenix. To oppose this problem

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    According to Aristotle‚ various individuals believe that the concept of happiness involves pleasure wealth‚ and honour. Many individuals have separate interpretations of what happiness is. However‚ Aristotle states that there are three of the most favoured lifestyles that involve happiness. These include: gratification‚ therefore involving pleasurable feelings and living a constantly satisfying and rewarding life. The second favoured lifestyle is “political activity” which involves the idea of honour

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    Born in Athens in 469 B.C.E‚ he spent most of his time at the marketplace and other public places engaging in dialogues about truths of life. Among many other things‚ he discussed virtue and happiness and how closely they are related. According to Socrates‚ virtue is absolutely necessary for perfect happiness because virtue brings a type of happiness that other things could never bring. In this paper‚ I will explain the aforementioned idea of Socrates on virtue and happiness and through evidence from

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    assess the proposition that happiness is something which can be‚ and ought to be‚ taught. There is no one definition of happiness‚ however philosophy and psychology have long been interested in this phenomenon as well as how to enhance it. Sometimes these two disciplines came up with propositions how to be happy. As an example Epicurus (342–270 BCE) begun hedonistic approach referring to maximization of pleasure (Seligman‚ 2002). Later on Aristotle said that “happiness is the meaning and the purpose

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    According to Aristotle the good life is the happy life‚ as happiness is an end in itself. He also believes that all actions aim at the good and that the good is happiness. I believe ‘some’ of Aristotle’s views on the good life are correct but I believe sometimes we can sacrifice our own happiness for someone else’s happiness and the people that don’t have the power to reason do have souls and they are still as human as everybody else. In order to make my point I will first have to explain Aristotle’s

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    The Roots of Marriage We live in a time when marriage means different things to different people. Whether or not we view marriage traditionally or non-traditionally‚ most respect the institution and the commitment it takes to honor such a commitment. In the article‚ “For Better‚ For Worse: Marriage Means Something Different Now‚” author Stephanie Coontz writes about how the institution of marriage has changed over time and encourages us to consider what constitutes a successful marriage. The recipe

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    idea of ‘good’ in Book 1 to be particularly interesting. Aristotle begins Politics by defining that a state is defined by its “view to some good” (1252a1). He later goes on to define that the state exists “for the sake of a good life” after its citizens have met their bare necessities. What does Aristotle mean by ‘good’? Does it mean happiness? Stability? I found this idea particularly intriguing because Aristotle points out that this goodness is best achieved collectively rather than individually

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