Pressure‚ ignorance‚ or reward can have a various affects on a person’s choices about virtuous acts but when it causes his or her moral actions to be compromised‚ then only certain situations can pressure or ignorance be an excuse. Courage is a virtue that can be determined by choices that a person can make. A person that only does an act because he sees some personal gain from the act such as saving a child from a fire may not have committed a virtuous act because of the motive behind it such
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money‚ people have no happiness lives with. Money is the foundation of live‚ for if there is no money‚ people cannot survive. If people cannot survive‚ how can there be happiness at all. Second‚ money is not everything. Most of the happiness could not be brought by money. For example‚ Bill Gates cannot enjoy the happiness of escape from a disaster‚ cannot enjoy the happiness of be a world champion‚ cannot enjoy the happiness of win the gold medal‚ cannot enjoy the happiness of families reunion‚
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Relationship between happiness and success Hi everyone. Today I am going to give a presentation on the relationship between happiness and success. Very often‚ when we are given this topic‚ we will immediately pop up with an idea that success brings happiness. A successful person is usually defined as he got everything‚ money‚ a loving family‚ a job he enjoys‚ and lots of friends. In my opinion‚ success brings happiness because of several reasons. Firstly‚ success brings money to you‚ and
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The Relationship between Money and Happiness If money doesn’t buy happiness‚ what does? Many people believe that having more money is going to make them happier in life‚ but does money really provide true happiness? After reading the passage “Yes‚ Money can buy happiness‚” by John Tierney‚ explains that people are more often to be happier when they spend money on others rather than spend money on themselves. In my opinion many people believe having more money will make their lives happier and
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2010). There have a negative relationship between money and happiness‚ this definitely will bring much difficulties. Next‚ money would lead people to do something that makes them happier‚ so they should be happier when they use it. But instead of that‚ people who are wealth still feel unhappy. It does not mean that the person is happier when they are richer than the poor or the unfortunate. The goods that bring happiness are simply not for sale. According to the research
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discussed virtue and happiness and how closely they are related. According to Socrates‚ virtue is absolutely necessary for perfect happiness because virtue brings a type of happiness that other things could never bring. In this paper‚ I will explain the aforementioned idea of Socrates on virtue and happiness and through evidence from Plato’s Apology which is one of the few written records of Socrates’ views. Firstly‚ Socrates gives his definition of happiness before he discusses virtue and its relation
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Aristotle’s Theory of Virtue and Happiness Aristotle was one of the most respected philosophers of all time. He wrote on many subjects covering a wide range of topics; politics‚ psychology‚ metaphysics‚ logic and ethics. In the article “Nature of Virtue” written by Aristotle‚ his theory of a persons happiness and good morals is explained. I agree that a human’s goal in life is to be happy‚ and to live a good life but happiness and good do not come hand in hand. In this paper‚ I disagree
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The Relationship between Money and Happiness In our society‚ people often put great emphasis on materials and possessions. Many believe that having more money would make them happier in life; but does money really provide true happiness? Having the money to provide food‚ clothing‚ and shelter is essential for everyone’s well-being and happiness‚ but after those basic needs are fulfilled more money just offers materials not necessarily happiness. According to D.H. Lawrence‚ author
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Although there are many people who attempt to embody the virtue of happiness‚ Bill Gates appear to be the one to do it most effectively. In Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics‚ he defines happiness to be obtained through “habituation or by some sort of training” of the virtues‚ a practice Bill Gates knows well (Aristotle 121). According to Forbes magazine‚ he was voted to be “the world’s most generous person”‚ further expressing his ability to exercise virtues (Mac). But is Bill Gate only appearing to look virtuous
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Luck‚ Virtue and Happiness The idea that non-virtuous people is possible to be better off than virtuous people like Priam seems to acknowledge that happiness is ultimately determined by luck. Indeed‚ by emphasizing that certain amount of fortune is necessary to happiness‚ Aristotle focuses on the relationship between luck‚ virtue‚ blessedness and happiness in Chapter 8 of Book 1. In the end‚ he takes a more intermediate stand toward fortune‚ claiming that virtue is the determinant of happiness and
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