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    Throughout the books of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics that we have read thus far‚ he speaks of virtues both intellectual in nature as well as moral‚ appearing in people first as a result of nature. He then describes how through further education and “habituation”‚ those characteristics or behaviors become active in our lives and allow us to behave justly. Further‚ although virtues are a thing relating to the individual‚ he discusses them in relation to one another‚ sort of generalizing them for

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    In the book Nichomachean Ethics‚ Aristotle summarizes how ethics can be used to determine the best way for an individual to achieve happiness. After reading the text‚ there were a couple of themes that stood out the most to me. Happiness is a choice and with this happiness‚ friends are needed most of all. In Book I‚ Aristotle mentions that happiness is an end goal and “one day‚ or a short time‚ does not make a man blessed and happy”. In agreement with this statement‚ happiness is something that takes

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    What makes people happy? Keep happy always and one day life will get exhausted of upsetting you. Did you ever asked yourself or people what makes them happy? Well this question for some people will be hard to answer and for others will be easy maybe some people have no answer for this question! Is happiness connected of being positive or thankful and having the ability to forgive? In contrast to money does not seem to make people glad. By reading this article you will find things that make people

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    Developed by Aristotle‚ virtue ethics presents an agent-centered moral theory based on virtues and what it entails for an individual to act virtuously. Since its development‚ virtue ethics has been criticized due to its agent-centeredness and the possible lack of guidance it provides on how the agent ought to act. Robert Louden argued that virtue ethics as a moral theory should be overlooked as it is unable to fully tell individuals how they should act. The aim of this essay will be to show that

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    I believe that the World State is a Utopia which is apparent when examining and analyzing soma use. While on the surface‚ it may be confusing to readers as to why everyone is taking it and not batting an eye (other than John) about the consequences however Dr. Shaw offers an explanation saying essentially that the soma causes everyone to be happy and that in turn the society is always happy and positive. I think that Shaw’s explanation combined with the effects of Soma are what clearly make this

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    Happiness Advantage Reflection 2 This section of the book really resonated with me‚ within the first pages of the second section‚ Shawn Achor makes it clear that “happiness is relative to the person experiencing it” (Achor 39). Happiness is truly subjective‚ and I am so glad that Achor touched on the subject. I find in my own life‚ I often find the objects and experiences that bring me happiness aren’t always identical to what brings my friends happiness. I find an immense satisfaction sitting with

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    Conception Of Happiness

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    Happiness‚ something that everyone strives for‚ but not everyone achieves. Happiness is intangible‚ its a feeling. In “ If you’re happy‚ and you know it” by Kwame Appiah he said‚ Happiness is a feeling‚ you are happy if you think you are happy.”(449). It is really is a state of mind. Some people might think that objects will bring you happiness‚ but none of this will ever make you truly happy. What gives people happiness‚ it really depends on the person. Different people want different things‚

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    Ethics for me emphasizes the character in a person rather than rules or consequences. I realize that every action that we take or word that we may say falls under Ethics. I feel by identifying individual’s habits and behaviors will assist in tell what kind of Ethics and morals this individuals has. By understand what your habits and behaviors are‚ will allow you to reach ‘the good life’‚ these habits and behaviors are virtue ethical as Aristotle states (Nash‚ 1999). This type of ethical theory

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    The road to happiness “For over two thousand years it has been the custom among earnest moralists to decry happiness as something degraded and unworthy [p. 117 top].” An expression of disdain for happiness generally means that it is other people’s happiness that you disdain. Maybe you selflessly sacrifice your own happiness for mankind; you still are apt to fall into envy of those happy people who are less noble‚ and harden your heart towards them‚ as has happened to many Communists. Theorists

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    Paper # 1 (Why does Aristotle deny that riches make the happiness of the whole city?) Aristotle does not specifically deny that riches make the happiness of the entire city but he does feel that riches alone will not provide happiness‚ at least in the Aristotelian sense of the word‚ to the entire city. To support this thesis‚ I will need to clarify what Aristotle means by happiness and why riches are insufficient means to provide this happiness to the whole city. I will also analyze Aristotle’s

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