“Happiness depends on ourselves‚” according to Aristotle. Aristotle preserves happiness as a central purpose of human life and a goal in itself. He dedicated most of his work to the topic of happiness‚ more than any philosopher prior to the modern era. Aristotle was convinced that a genuinely happy life required the fulfillment of a broad range of conditions‚ including physical as well as mental well-being. In this way he introduced the idea of a science of happiness in the classical sense‚ in terms
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1. Roberts highlights the many misconceptions of humility. Some equate humility with pride. Those who lack “worldly success” (Roberts‚ 79) compete with others in terms of morality. The poor seek to beat the wealthy. Therefore‚ they lack humility because of their focus on competition. Roberts explains how‚ “they are humbling themselves in order to be exalted” (Roberts‚ 80). Others liken humility with low self confidence and being submissive. Roberts explains that this is not humility but rather “deeply
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Utilitarianism: Bentham – Hedonic Calculus Bentham was a hedonist – he believed that pleasure is good in itself‚ and other things are good in so far as they bring about pleasure and the absence of pain. “Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters‚ pain and pleasure.” You could work out which action to perform by calculating which option brought about the greatest amount of pleasure: Duration – how long does the pleasure last? Remoteness – how distant is the pleasure?
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little flower.” When you were young‚ happiness was simple; now that you’ve grown up‚ simplicity is happiness. Do you still remember the childhood you spend with beautiful nature‚ fragrant of grasses and blooming flowers? Back to the Latin word “eudaimonia”: the highest good for human beings. Actually the explanation to this complicated word sometimes can be very simple‚ just a bunch of flower can bring good mood whole day to you. The presence of flower triggers positive emotions and increases
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Human nature is constructed to aim for something good at the end of every act. Every human aims at achieving the happiness as an end result. That is the reason why in this paper‚ I will argue that Aristotle’s theory‚ Nicomachean Ethics‚ is the most plausible theory in describing human nature and answering the question of how one should live in order to attain happiness. According to Aristotle all the human activities are directed towards a final end‚ which he claims to be the happiness. He also claims
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can acquire or the land he earns (Parry‚ 2013). In addition‚ he states that labor creates and legitimizes property. This signifies that this Property differs from person to person. Precisely and according to Locke‚ each individual produces a different amount of labor. Thus‚ each one deserves a different amount of property. Each person has responsibility over his own private property or land to take care of it and cultivate it as well-cultivated land produces more than a land which is not cultivated
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his book of Nicomachean Ethics. He tries not to find out the “why” of the existence of the humanity on the Earth‚ but the ultimate goal a human being is supposed to strive to‚ in order to give sense to his life. He believes‚ this ultimate goal is Eudaimonia. This word can be translated as “happiness”‚ but also fulfillment‚ flourishing or living well. To prove that happiness is the ultimate goal and not merely a purpose among many others‚ Aristotle gives some criterias. “ We can identify three (or
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Architecture in ancient civilizations‚ such as Egypt‚ China‚ and Rome‚ had colossal impacts on today’s world‚ and the world during their time. These civilizations have some of the most well-known examples of ancient architecture. The way these architectural styles impacted the civilizations through the centuries is very significant to the world’s history. Architecture impacted the culture in these civilizations by reflecting the values and assets that they had‚ which influenced the civilization as
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guardians. The guardians are the ruling class‚ raised from an early age to be virtuous. Plato’s ideal of political justice relies on the principle of specialization. Each person in the society must fulfill the role that he is best suited for‚ his arête‚ and not the role that he may desire to fill. According to Plato‚ individual justice mirrors political justice. He discusses the tri-partite soul in his Republic. The tri-partite soul consists of three parts: the rational‚ the spirited and the appetitive
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Socrates‚ one of the greatest minds go Ancient Greece’s was no exception. As a sophist‚ Socrates was considered a teacher of the noble. Sophist of Greed taught young men ’arete’: excellence or virtue for a price. However‚ Socrates wasn’t a regular sophist‚ he never accepted any monetary reward for his ’teachings“ (b316‚p813) and he never actually taught anything but rather trained minds to think. Socrates states at the trail
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