Aristotle argues that the happy life (Eudaimonia) is the life of virtue. Eudaimonia is translated to mean happiness. When Aristotle speaks of the good life as the happy life‚ he means an active life of functioning well in the ways that are essential to humans and not the life of just feeling happy and amused. He enshrines happiness as a central purpose of human life and an end in itself. Ends are goods aimed at; every craft and every investigation‚ and likewise every action and decision‚ seems to
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reputation. Yet this buck-passing behavior could be the most destructive human weakness and can even lead to disastrous consequences. When do people start buck-passing? Probably from early childhood. Small kids consistently quarrel or even fight over toys and other stuffs. When they accidentally hurt each other or break a vase‚ they would often blame other kids for causing the fight in order to avoid being punished by parents. How sad it is to see this human weakness is rooted deeply even in young children
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CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER OUTLINE What Is Managerial Ethics? Criteria for Ethical Decision Making Utilitarian Approach Individualism Approach Moral Rights Approach Justice Approach Factors Affecting Ethical Choices The Manager The Organization Managerial Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter‚ you should be able to do the following: 1 Define ethics and explain how ethical behavior relates to behavior governed by law and free
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Aristotle on the Soul Aristotle’s notion differs from the usual conception of a soul as some sort of substance occupying the body‚ existing separately and eternally. To him‚ the soul is the essence of a living thing. The soul is what makes an organism an organism at all by actualizing its potential for life‚ and it’s constituted by its capacity for activities essential to that specific type of being. His investigation into the nature of the soul demonstrates basic principles of his philosophical
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CHAPTER 4 - ARISTOTLE Chapter 4 79 ARISTOTLE’S PHILOSOPHY OF LAW by Fred D. Miller‚ Jr.1 4.1. Life and Writings of Aristotle Aristotle was born in 384 B.C. at Stagira in northern Greece‚ the son of Nicomachus‚ a physician of King Amyntas II of Macedonia. At age seventeen he entered Plato’s Academy in Athens‚ where he studied for nineteen years. In addition to composing a number of dialogues now lost‚ he may have then begun work on his Rhetoric. After Plato’s death (348) Aristotle grew alienated
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The virtuous life is the best life. Humans continuously work to achieve happiness because it is the highest end and the chief good that is desired by all. Both Aristotle and Pieper agree with the notion that happiness is the final goal in life. Aristotle believes that in order to obtain happiness one must habituate virtuous actions all throughout his/her life. On the other hand‚ many people believe that a life in which happiness is generated by pleasures that provide temporary joy or relief from
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FAITH REASON IMAGINATION FAITH. Faith‚ in the religious sense‚ is the belief based upon our spiritual connections with God. Faith aids‚ stabilizes and nourishes us spiritually allowing our knowledge of his words to grow. Since there are so many different religious faiths‚ one must indulge in the one that is closer to home. Christianity is the religion that is dominant in the United States. It is faith and belief that Jesus Christ is the son of God‚ The Father‚ and that He was send to earth
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the views that both Aristotle and Epicurus hold on pleasure Epicurus tried to find the key of obtaining pleasure‚ so did Aristotle. Although they both have different theories about pleasure‚ they both agreed on the idea that actions aim to obtain pleasures. Pleasure is something that can be defined differently by each individual. Every person have a different idea on how we reach our desires. For Aristotle‚ our pleasures come through fulfilling human functions well and
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Human Resource is the most important asset of an organization The importance of human resource (HR) can be explained through the analogy of a motorcycle. A motorcycle can’t run on its own without the function of its many parts. It needs to be serviced regularly‚ the parts oiled and sometimes‚ talking to it‚ helps in running of your motorbike. Trust me (I myself‚ own a Vespa). Ignorance of its squeaky brake pads‚ almost thread less rear tyres could hamper the
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Contribution of Aristotle in motion Aristotle’s ideas were believed to be true from 500 BC to 1600 CE. That’s about 1‚100 years of false knowledge. What Aristotle taught‚ appeared to be correct because it seemed obvious‚ but not all things are obvious. Aristotle’s view on motion seems to make sense. Unfortunately‚ it isn’t correct. But because his theories appeared to make sense‚ they became popular and well accepted for a very long time. The key ideas that Aristotle tried to teach were: All
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