true for excellence and virtue. Two historical figures have grappled with these concepts‚ and manifested two opposing opinions: Jesus Christ and Aristotle. Both have defined virtue in their own terms‚ and this essay will compare these definitions and ultimately confirm their inherent differences. In the end‚ if given the chance‚ Aristotle would not approve of Jesus’ conception of virtue/excellence due to their conflicting views on the intention of action and defining virtue. In order to prove the
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Socrates and Aristotle both have contrasting views of the concept of justice which serves to influence their notions of an ideal constitution. The abstract‚ speculative ideas of Socrates will be compared and contrasted with the practical‚ sensory ones of Aristotle in matters concerning justice and politics. Both Aristotle and Socrates disagree with regards to the definition of justice and what qualities are attributed to a just person. According to Aristotle‚ a just person must follow the law
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individual and to the state. In "Nicomachean Ethics" Aristotle discusses happiness‚ virtue‚ and the good life on an individual level and lays out necessary provisions for the good life of a person. He maintains that virtue is a necessary element of happiness: a man will be happy if he has virtues of justice‚ courage‚ and temperance‚ each constituting a balance between the extremes. But this requirement of virtue for the happy life goes beyond the individual level‚ as we see it in "Politics". There
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ESSAY ON BEN FRANKLIN’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography is an inspiring tale of his personal‚ as well as public achievement throughout his life. Franklin’s life embodies the exemplary model of a life composed of discipline‚ self-reliance and self improvement. From his humble beginnings as an apprentice candle and soap maker in his father’s business to a successful business man‚ author‚ philosopher‚ civil activist‚ politician scientist‚ inventor‚ and diplomat‚ above all Benjamin
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Hume had ideas on justice and both differed. Plato‚ in his Republic‚ searches for justice by building a city from the ground up in our imagination. He starts with merely five to ten people each with their own job and states that justice is the virtue of the soul. David Hume tells us that “public utility is the sole origin of justice (Hume‚ 15).” David Hume sees Socrates’ approach to justice as misguided due to the abundance of resources in his “simple city‚” the lack of advantage to justice
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Confucius (551-479 BC) priorities were with human society‚ government‚ customs and personal virtues. He was a down to earth philosopher that reasoned that we should not waste our time thinking about what is outside our realm of human existence. Life and death and other metaphysical concerns were simply irrelevant to Confucius and he felt our focus should be on just living. Much of our own democratic government today is in thanks to Confucius ways of thinking. He made bold ideas for reform which
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Revolutionary Themes Essay Literary works reflect the main ideas of the American mind. An American theme that is seen in various works of literature is the journey. The Journey is expressed in three different literary works from Franklin‚ Crèvecoeur‚ and Paine. Journeys are the foundations of our lives. Just like everything has a beginning and an end‚ Journeys constitute of all things in between. It is a process of getting from one point to another. These works of literature aid us in developing
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piety‚ purity‚ submissiveness and domesticity. If all components were present‚ true womanhood would spell out mother‚ daughter‚ sister‚ wife and woman ; which all led to a promise of happiness and power. Piety was the main attribute of a woman’s virtue or the starting point of her strength. It was said that young men who were looking for their other half were encouraged to search first for piety beyond else in a woman and that all else would follow after. Religion was another factor that was heavily
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ARISTOTLE NICHOMACHEAN ETHICS 1. The Ethics of Virtue - Virtue ethics date back to Aristotle (325B.C.) in his Nichomachean Ethics. Aristotle’s central question: “What is the good of man?” 2. Supreme Good Happiness – supreme good chosen for itself and never for something else. More than a mere truism What is the nature of happiness? How do we achieve happiness? 3. Virtue and Function - Aristotle holds that happiness (or that which makes someone happy) is tied to the proper functioning
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What is the appropriate action? It is a controversial question that is a focal point for moral and ethical codes. Morals and ethics is‚ of course‚ a subject that runs deep in the discussion of philosophy. People are faced with moral dilemmas everyday‚ which many times society decides without thoroughly exploring their options. Immanuel Kant‚ John Stuart Mill‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle are philosophers that focus on the topic of ethics‚ yet all have different outlooks. Kant is considered a non-consequentiality
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