In comparing both Kant’s resolution and Mill’s resolution to Aristotle’s expected resolution‚ one can view the many similarities and differences between Aristotle’s philosophies and those of Kant and those of Mill. Primarily‚ Aristotle would resolve the moral conflict by siding with the judgement that expresses the virtue as the mean and coincides with achieving a human’s highest end of the Summum Bonum‚ which equates to happiness‚ both according to the situation‚ but not relevant to the individual
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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 served as
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Aristotle‚ Immanuel Kant‚ and John Stuart Mill all discuss their philosophical systems‚ each striving to uncover the standard that guides morality. In Nicomachean Ethics‚ Aristotle outlines his system‚ beginning with the Chief Good towards which everything aims. The Chief Good is happiness‚ and is achieved through a life well lived. A life well lived results from performing our characteristic activity well‚ and humans’ characteristic activity is reason. Thus Aristotle uses reason to differentiate
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Moral Behavior: Aquinas and Aristotle vs. Kant When comparing between the philosophies of St. Thomas Aquinas/Aristotle and those of Immanuel Kant when regarding moral behavior‚ there are some very fundamental differences. On one hand‚ you have Kant’s autonomous perspective on behavior morality‚ in which you give the law to yourself. On the other hand‚ you have the heteronomy views of Aristotle and Aquinas which concludes that one can measure their conduct against an external force. Kant’s
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that lead to this conclusion are very different. We were presented four philosophers specifically and though many things match up to make a good case on the subject of a human’s goal‚ I believe that Kant and Lucretius’ arguments and ideas match up the best. When discussing the similarities between Kant and Lucretius’ philosophies‚ we find that their ideas on a human’s goal‚ emotional state and how they treat themselves and others parallel each other in multiple ways. For example‚ while Lucretius specifically
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Maslow and Aristotle � PAGE �1� Maslow and Aristotle: Similarities and differences Paula Medina PHIL 2306-201 Dr. Bruce Beck September‚ 16th 2008 Maslow and Aristotle: Similarities and differences Abraham Harold Maslow (1908-1970) was a psychologist and visionary who pioneered revolutionary ideas that helped form modern psychology (Hoffman‚ 1988‚ p. XV). He strived to find the good in people‚ "the best of humanity" through positive psychology. His greatest contribution to the psychology
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ARISTOTLE‚ MILL AND MARX‚ CONTRAST SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES Of the many Greek moralists and writers‚ Aristotle offers the most psychological and insightful accounts of virtuous character. This is particularly true to observation as most of the character treatments with respect to philosophical insight are focused mainly on Aristotle’s analysis. The reality of life is that humans abide by choices and elements that define how we live which are enshrined in ethics as described through the works
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Antigone‚ like Kant‚ is governed by a philosophy of duty‚ but one that is very different from Kant’s. Antigone’s duty is to the gods. Unlike Kant who follows a sort of subjective moral law‚ Antigone’s moral law is far less arbitrary. She is obligated to uphold her family duties regardless of the circumstances. I believe this is what separates Antigone from both Mill and Kant‚ as well as Smith. Her actions are independent of circumstances. There
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What factors‚ for Plato and Aristotle‚ were critical in the construction of a state? Before one examines the construction of the State in the eyes of two famous classical thinkers‚ one must first understand what a State is. A State can be defined as a group of people settled in a specific geographical location where‚ through interdependency and order‚ a livelihood can be achieved. Plato and Aristotle‚ both great philosophers‚ contributed to the world of politics today‚ their views and ideas on what
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the ideas put forth by Aristotle in relation to what happiness is. In Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics‚ Aristotle claims that happiness
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