Aristotle and Thomas Hobbes were two of the most influential philosophers of all time. Aristotle was a Greek Philosopher who was a student of Plato in the 300 B.C. Thomas Hobbes was an English Philosopher in the 16th century who focused mostly on morality and politics. While both of these philosophers studied many other areas of education‚ they are both famous for their own theories of virtue. Aristotle’s beliefs of virtue revolve around “teleology”‚ the highest good and how one achieves that.
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Eudaimonism” Annas begins by taking stock of contemporary virtue ethics. She notices that there has been a resurgence in thinking about morality from the perspective of virtue (areté)‚ however‚ at the same time‚ it seems as though we have not likewise taken guidance from the ancients in terms of thinking about happiness (Eudaimonia). She thinks that to focus on the one without the other is to miss the point. After all‚ it is tough to make sense of the idea of virtue – understood as proper functioning
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Great Philosopher: Aristotle Great Philosopher: Aristotle Marissa Stauffer Alvernia University Great Philosopher: Aristotle Marissa Stauffer Alvernia University Philosophy 105(Tuesday‚ Thursday) Professor Davidson December 4‚ 2012 Philosophy 105(Tuesday‚ Thursday) Professor Davidson December 4‚ 2012 Aristotle the Great Philosopher Aristotle was one of the most profound philosophers of all time. He was a pupil of Plato; he adapted many of Plato’s concepts into his own.
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accomplish. Socrates was against the sophist. Socrates believed that “genuis” diamonion or familiar spirit guide him at critical time. This is like a divine voice of a God that tells him what to do. “know yourself” or reflect says Socrates. For him arete‚ virtue (deepest and most basic propensity of man‚ that for which he has actually born.) is Knowledge a man needs to know what right and wrong thus a an can control himself with knowledge. He always asks questions to anyone but they don’t know the
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PHIL 1103: Ethics End-Term Exam Name:_____________________________________________ Class ___________ Date:____________ I. Identify the following kinds of theories of philosophical ethics. (1 point each for a total of 7 points) 1.) Moral goodness consists in the collective cultivation of the virtues‚ such as courage‚ honesty‚ justice‚ generosity‚ etc. in human agents. 2.) The moral goodness of acts (and their agents) is determined by the nature of those
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Aristotle teaches us that man’s “telos” or ultimate end is “eudaimonia”. In order to understand this‚ “the first thing then that he does is to consider what makes human beings different from the rest of other beings. And what he discovers is that human beings have a function or ergon that is exclusively and characteristically human.” In other words‚ in order for the human beings to experience its telos or ultimate end‚ which is eudaimonia‚ human beings need first to analyze what makes him a human
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According to Wikipedia‚ Eudaimonia is... "A Greek word commonly translated as happiness or welfare; however‚ "human flourishing" has been proposed as a more accurate translation. Etymologically‚ it consists of the words "eu" ("good") and "daimōn" ("spirit")." Although Wikipedia gives us a good building block to understanding the Eudaimonian concept‚ I believe that like anything‚ Eudaimonian is simply what you believe it is‚ and what you make of it. For me‚ Eudaimonia means to live my life to
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Aristotle’s conception of eudaimonia disproves Mill’s utilitarian view that pleasure is the “greatest good.” The purpose of this paper is to contrast Aristotle’s and Mills views on the value of happiness and its link to morality. First I will describe Aristotle’s model of eudaimonia. Then I will present Mill’s utilitarian views on happiness and morality. Lastly‚ I will provide a counterargument to Mill’s utilitarian ethical principles using the Aristotelian model of eudaimonia. In this section
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activity of the soul in accord with virtues‚ and these virtues must be complete and ever present. In order to obtain happiness‚ or Eudaimonia‚ we must exhibit this reason in accord with virtues excellently. In the eyes of Aristotle this is the only way to achieve true happiness. He elaborates saying that not everyone can achieve Eudaimonia‚ and that happiness that is not Eudaimonia is not actually
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“The Good” Plato Midterm Paper Plato was one of the most prominent Greek philosophers‚ influencing the very core of philosophy for years to come. His early analysis of society and its values began the quest for answers to questions of existence and awareness. In “The Republic‚” Plato explains the concept of Forms and Ideas while also inquiring on both justice within a person and what exactly makes a person ‘just.’ Plato argued that the human soul innately searched for the Form of Good which could
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