Given that John Stuart Mill was a student of Aristotle’s work‚ it comes as no surprise that there are many commonalities between Aristotle’s and Mill’s ideas. One of the biggest ideas shared by the two is that all humans are striving towards the Good in their lives. However‚ while they both believe happiness is the ultimate Good in our lives‚ they differ in their conclusions about what happiness is and how to reach it. It is these differences in conclusions that further separate the two in their
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points How did Aristotle view morality? Answer Selected Answer: It’s necessary for us to try to be virtuous or excellent human beings. Correct Answer: It’s necessary for us to try to be virtuous or excellent human beings. Question 12 0 out of 5 points A proper perspective of religion and morality is Answer Selected Answer: only religion can tell us what is right and wrong Correct Answer: it’s not true that morality must be based on religion
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WISDOM AND PLEASURE: AN OVERVIEW OF ETHICAL THOUGHT IN LUCRETIUS AND ARISTOTLE Philosophical thinkers in antiquity seem to follow a general trend in favour of self-discipline and imperturbability as opposed to excess‚ and arguably Aristotle and Lucretius‚ despite their many differences‚ do not detach themselves from this current of thought; drawing on this‚ it is possible to outline briefly what crucial elements their respective ethics have in common. Although De Rerum Natura appears to be
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therapist‚ lawyers and philosophers just to name a few. Philosophy has brought to our knowledge many important people that we read about‚ listen too and admire in the world of Philosophy three people that I will be discussing are Immanuel Kant‚ John Stuart Mill‚ and William Paley on there thoughts of suicide‚if we should take God’s name in vain‚ and Rule eight. These men are well know philosophers that have experienced and written many things to broaden our learning. That being said‚ philosophers
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quote by Aristotle was taken from ‘Aristotle: a Very Short Introduction’ and there is no-one of whom this is more true than Aristotle as he was dedicated to every possible discipline he could sink his teeth into making him one of the utmost key figures within philosophy‚ not only in classical philosophy but he is still regarded as influential in modern philosophy. As well as being a devoted biologist‚ botanist‚ moral philosopher‚ psychologist‚ zoologist and many more things besides Aristotle held
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Immanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill are two philosophers with opposing views on the morality of an act. Mill’s utilitarianism theory places the focus of right and wrong solely on the outcome of an act rather than on the act itself. He believe that an act is right if the outcome promotes happiness in the majority of others; “it is not the quantity of pleasure‚ but the quality of happiness that is central to utilitarianism” (Utilitarian Theories). Kant’s theory (Kantian) is concerned with the motive
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Paper 2 Aristotle vs. Mill Happiness is a highly debated topic‚ and both John Stuart Mill and Aristotle have distinct ideas of what happiness is. These two men have their own‚ views and opinions. Aristotle and John Stuart Mill have come up with two theories on what is the good for a society. Although these men come from a different time‚ their theories are used from time to time. The Aristotelian and Utilitarian views are two different viewpoints‚ yet they continue to influence people
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factor is what would Immanuel Kant‚ John Stuart Mill‚ and Peter Singer do if they were faced with a choice that involved children and their well being what they would advise me to do in the situation. In the paper I will explain how Immanuel Kant is a great philosopher and also explain how he would want me to consider the situation‚ and I will also compare John Mill and Peter Singer to discuss their similarities and how the idea of Utilitarianism would allow
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Aristotle:Nicomachean Ethics Jonathan Rodriguez I. Introduction Aristotle is considered to be one of the greatest philosophical thinkers of all time. His writings compose of searching 'what is the purpose of life' and 'function of man'. His goal was to know what makes a person’s life well and how we get there. Aristotle believes that the nature of morality is grounded in the function of persons‚ meaning that we must act in order to become happy and fulfilled. What are the
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Kant: Reasons and Causes‚ Morality and Religion Kant was a deontologist who believed that knowledge was created by the mind‚ not external factors; because of this he wanted to unite reason and experience. Humanity’s frail nature was the human condition according to Kant‚ their struggle to make moral decisions and do the right thing can only be solved by employing reason and his three maxims when decision making. Kant’s diagnoses the human condition as human’s frailty and impurity when
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