deontology and consequentialism).” “A system of virtue ethics‚ having offered an account of the good life‚ then identifies those habits and behaviours that will allow a person to achieve that good life: these habits and behaviours are the virtues (arête). In the course of one’s activities one will have opportunity to practice these virtues. Sometimes these virtues will be‚ or will seem to be‚ in conflict with one another: a common dilemma is the apparent conflict between honesty and compassion‚ when
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Aristotle and Thomas Hobbes were two of the most influential philosophers of all time. Aristotle was a Greek Philosopher who was a student of Plato in the 300 B.C. Thomas Hobbes was an English Philosopher in the 16th century who focused mostly on morality and politics. While both of these philosophers studied many other areas of education‚ they are both famous for their own theories of virtue. Aristotle’s beliefs of virtue revolve around “teleology”‚ the highest good and how one achieves that.
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Eudaimonism” Annas begins by taking stock of contemporary virtue ethics. She notices that there has been a resurgence in thinking about morality from the perspective of virtue (areté)‚ however‚ at the same time‚ it seems as though we have not likewise taken guidance from the ancients in terms of thinking about happiness (Eudaimonia). She thinks that to focus on the one without the other is to miss the point. After all‚ it is tough to make sense of the idea of virtue – understood as proper functioning
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Great Philosopher: Aristotle Great Philosopher: Aristotle Marissa Stauffer Alvernia University Great Philosopher: Aristotle Marissa Stauffer Alvernia University Philosophy 105(Tuesday‚ Thursday) Professor Davidson December 4‚ 2012 Philosophy 105(Tuesday‚ Thursday) Professor Davidson December 4‚ 2012 Aristotle the Great Philosopher Aristotle was one of the most profound philosophers of all time. He was a pupil of Plato; he adapted many of Plato’s concepts into his own.
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As educators we are challenged with the questions “Why?” from our students on a daily basis. We generally have an intuition about how we arrived at this conclusion‚ but how are we going to actually explain this rule of thinking. Just like when we are faced to make behavioral decisions. Will we judge our decision on the situation and the student‚ the protocol‚ or the consequence about the decision.. Educators or leaders make this decision based on whether they are idealist or pragmatist. Idealism
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accomplish. Socrates was against the sophist. Socrates believed that “genuis” diamonion or familiar spirit guide him at critical time. This is like a divine voice of a God that tells him what to do. “know yourself” or reflect says Socrates. For him arete‚ virtue (deepest and most basic propensity of man‚ that for which he has actually born.) is Knowledge a man needs to know what right and wrong thus a an can control himself with knowledge. He always asks questions to anyone but they don’t know the
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PHIL 1103: Ethics End-Term Exam Name:_____________________________________________ Class ___________ Date:____________ I. Identify the following kinds of theories of philosophical ethics. (1 point each for a total of 7 points) 1.) Moral goodness consists in the collective cultivation of the virtues‚ such as courage‚ honesty‚ justice‚ generosity‚ etc. in human agents. 2.) The moral goodness of acts (and their agents) is determined by the nature of those
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According to Wikipedia‚ Eudaimonia is... "A Greek word commonly translated as happiness or welfare; however‚ "human flourishing" has been proposed as a more accurate translation. Etymologically‚ it consists of the words "eu" ("good") and "daimōn" ("spirit")." Although Wikipedia gives us a good building block to understanding the Eudaimonian concept‚ I believe that like anything‚ Eudaimonian is simply what you believe it is‚ and what you make of it. For me‚ Eudaimonia means to live my life to
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Aristotle teaches us that man’s “telos” or ultimate end is “eudaimonia”. In order to understand this‚ “the first thing then that he does is to consider what makes human beings different from the rest of other beings. And what he discovers is that human beings have a function or ergon that is exclusively and characteristically human.” In other words‚ in order for the human beings to experience its telos or ultimate end‚ which is eudaimonia‚ human beings need first to analyze what makes him a human
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using a pyre that someone else had prepared for another victim to the plague. It almost appeared as though the Athenians were trying to save time so they can indulge themselves before their time expired (2.47-54). This challenges the theme logos vs ergon by illustrating that to some being pious or impious made no difference in their view. Many appear to claim that they were pious to fit in with the norms of society. Their true loyalty‚ however‚ lies strictly within themselves. They claim to be pious
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