Virtue is having high moral integrity. One who is virtuous will do what must be done‚ not for the benefit of themselves‚ but for others. According to Plato‚ an ancient Greek philosopher‚ a virtuous man must embody the four cardinal virtues: prudence‚ doing the right thing‚ justice‚ giving people what they deserve‚ courage‚ being brave in the face of danger‚ and temperance‚ restraint from what one wishes to do most. This idea of virtue is present in Odysseus‚ the main character in the epic poem‚ The
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to understand. According to him the forms are a class concept that is a perfect example of the form itself. To anyone scanning through the forms they might not grasp the full concept Plato is trying to get across. However‚ if time is taken to examine Plato’s theory it can make sense. For Plato everything has a pure form. If you take any property of an object and separate it from the object itself‚ you are left contemplating a form. Plato splits up being into two worlds‚ the material world and
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Virtue ethics was systematized by Aristotle during the 4th century BC. In his writing‚ Nichomachean Ethics‚ Aristotle outlined three terms to describe his ideology. The first of these three terms is eudaimonia. This means happiness‚ “good spirit‚” or flourishing. In Aristotle’s eyes‚ eudaimonia is the state to achieve to realize ones full potential. The second term‚ telos‚ is the end‚ purpose‚ aim‚ or goal that one should be trying to achieve. One can only achieve eudaimonia by fulfilling their telos
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The son of a wealthy and noble family‚ Plato (427-347 B.C.) was preparing for a career in politics when the trial and eventual execution of Socrates (399 B.C.) changed the course of his life. He abandoned his political career and turned to philosophy‚ opening a school on the outskirts of Athens dedicated to the Socratic search for wisdom. Plato’s school‚ then known as the Academy‚ was the first university in western history and operated from 387 B.C. until A.D. 529‚ when it was closed by Justinian
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vacations and family. Flourishing is another common term‚ which means to grow or develop in a healthy way. It is not the kind of happiness you would get from winning the lottery or being lucky‚ but rather from doing‚ and accomplishing. So why do we still see people failing and unhappy around us? If we look at their choices and perhaps their ethical beliefs‚ we start to understand where ethics belongs in the journey of life‚ which leads me to what I am going to discuss‚ virtue theory. I will explain
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Dr. Barbara Wilson’s view on virtue ethics is that one’s “moral actions are guided by positive inner traits (virtues)‚ which rightly inform and guide a person’s behavior” (131). One should just be a good person and not look for a set of rules to follow in order to be a good person. Dr. Wilson’s “who you are an important as what you do” (132)‚ is a statement I agree with because‚ one should not do what they think is right for sake of the results of such. Living life just trying to be a good person
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Philosophy 101 Philosophers Plato‚ Aristotle and Augustine are trying to convince and persuade individuals to look at the world in their way. Plato- knowledge argues that the human soul is controlled by reason‚ spirit and appetite. Aristotle-logic. Augustine-forgiveness was the creator and founder of Christianity‚ he believe that humans are naturally sinful .Hobbes-survival Philosophy 101 Spring 2014/Examination 2 Makeup Writing Assignments Philosophers Plato‚ Aristotle and Augustine are
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Strengths and Weaknesses Of Virtue Ethics The virtue ethicist suggests that this theory avoids the complicated tasks of using a formula to figure out what we should do‚ by instead focusing on the kinds of persons we sould be. The problem lies in determining how we know what kinds of persons we should be. How are we to determine just what the virtues are? If we don’t know what the virtues are‚ then telling people to live virtuously would be ignorant. The virtues are whatever character
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analyzing the works of Plato and John Locke I feel that Plato presents a more accurate idealism in how a society should be maintained. Plato puts ultimate power in those with the highest knowledge. I feel that this concept is necessary in order to have a successful regime‚ thus I support in my argument. Plato’s theory hand picks guardians to become Philosopher Kings. These kings are those with "Gold" Souls‚ and in fact do not wish to become such a hierarchal figure. Plato chooses Guardians who do
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Plato vs. Aristotle Plato and Aristotle‚ two very well known philosophers‚ by definition are knowledge lovers‚ who held different ways of thinking on that of creation‚ politics‚ and love‚ consequently the teacher of Aristotle‚ who was Plato‚ holds different views on all of those matters. Creation‚ the beginning process of life either given from God‚ or an actual "higher form" which was Plato’s idea‚ or passed through from evolution‚ from which Aristotle sided with is one example of their differences
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