single Trojan could say that any Greek‚ especially Odysseus‚ would not come without a clever trick. If anyone was unfortunate enough to have guiles up his sleeve‚ he would be considered almost in the rank of a cheater or not a proficient fighter. Arête in council is not a high quality in a man based on the Trojans’ standards‚ while the Greeks view it as highly
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were influenced by the works of Homer in religion and culture. The Greeks used the term “arete” which means excellence. However‚ the two rival city-states had different interpretations of what this meant. Sparta saw this quality as being a courageous and ruthless warrior. Their whole existence was dependent on how they performed in the battlefield. The Spartans were criticized for their narrow-minded view of “arete” by the Athenians (HIST‚ 2013‚ p. 8). Athenian society viewed this term as excellence
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Ethics‚ or Moral Philosophy‚ is the branch of Philosophy dealing with the questions of what is good and bad‚ what is right and wrong‚ trying to assess what moral duty is. Examples of Ethical Questions: What is a morally good outcome? What is a morally right action? Are moral values universal or relative? Where do moral values come from? What is a just political system? Are you responsible for poverty? Do we have a right to a good death? Would you invade a country that is practicing ethnic
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who did not compete (Nestor)‚ received some form of a prize. The prizes included women‚ mares‚ goblets‚ tripods‚ oxen‚ and gold talents. Sometimes additional prizes or increased rewards were given by Achilles. In the Panhellenic games‚ prizes and arete were only awarded to he who took first place. If you were not a winner‚ then you were a loser‚ making second place unimportant. The second difference between the two games was the variety of events. Pale‚ pyx‚ synoris‚ the halma‚ the akon‚ and the
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own responsibility for their behavior and accept their fate with dignity. In Sophocles‚ Antigone there are two types of tragic heroes a traditional tragic hero and a sophoclean tragic hero. Traditional Greek tragic heroes have four main qualities: Arete‚ a type of excellence‚ Hubris‚ an excessive degree of pride‚ Ate‚ imprudence of blind recklessness and Nemesis‚ disastrous retribution. A Sophoclean hero is one who is rigid and whose courageous loyalty to a particular principle invites a disastrous
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acts would be difficult to define. In this essay‚ I will explore these contrasting ethical positions to prove that ethics should be more concerned with what you do than who you are. Aristotle’s theory is ultimately based on the idea of reaching eudaimonia‚ and this was something which‚ unlike the theories of Bentham and Mill‚ was sought for itself rather than as a means to some other end. The virtues that lead to this “happiness” are described by Aristotle to be like a habit‚ they should be learnt
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Ethics. A ‘’virtue’’ are qualities that lead to a good life e.g. courage and honesty. Aristotle explains for a person to adopt these qualities into their own lives is to maximise their potential to achieve a happy life and he goes on to explain Eudaimonia as being a quality of this happiness. However Aristotle then explains that a person should not act virtuously just to achieve a particular end because he believes this to be a subordinate aim. A person that acts in a way to achieve goodness Aristotle
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ARISTOTLE ’S EUDAIMONIA Eudaimonia stands for happiness in Greek. Aristotle argues that the highest good for human beings is happiness. He insists that every action performed by humans is to pursue happiness. Aristotle also argues that human action is always aimed at some end or good. This "good" may not be viewed as a good action or any good by others‚ but for the doer of the action ("good")‚ the activity will be perceived as good and that it will bring a favorable outcome. Aristotle also said
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“living the good life” even though they may be of a more austere status? Does wealth even really matter at all? This paper will aim to argue the point that attaining the good life successfully has more to do with virtue ethics‚ specifically attaining eudaimonia‚ in spite of statistics that do show happiness‚ or unhappiness‚ and income can be linked‚ and why virtue ethics may have more bearing on a person’s perception of living the good life than economics do. “Happiness is at a dead end” (O’Connor‚
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their name remembered. The Greeks strived to obtain the four concepts: Arete‚ Agon‚ Nike‚ and Kleos. In English this means the Greeks wanted excellence‚ contests‚ victory‚ and fame. In the movie‚ “Troy” Achilles fulfills all four‚ but he puts great interest into Kleos‚ as he wants to be “immortal”. Sisyphus strives for Nike‚ something he will never achieve due to his impossible task. The gods and goddesses are examples of Arete‚ since they are said to be beautiful and perfect. The Olympics are a great
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