on the cultivation of virtue‚ though his virtues are somewhat more individualistic than the essentially social virtues of the Confucians. Yet as we shall see‚ Aristotle was convinced that a genuinely happy life required the fulfillment of a broad range of conditions‚ including physical as well as mental well-being. In this way he introduced the idea of a science of happiness in the classical sense‚ in terms of a new field of knowledge. Essentially‚ Aristotle argues that virtue is achieved by maintaining
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of subjects ranging from science to politics and is widely recognized as one of the greatest philosophers of all time. One of his most important contributions to the study of humanities is his exploration and definition of moral virtue. In his book‚ The Nicomachean Ethics‚ Aristotle explains different views about the nature of life in order to allow the reader to find what the main function of life is and how to successfully perform that function. For example‚ Aristotle states in his first book
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Nicomachean Ethics‚ Aristotle states that the ultimate human goal or end is happiness. Aristotle describes the steps required for humans to obtain happiness. Aristotle states that activity is an important requirement of happiness. He states that a happy person cannot be inactive. He then goes on to say that living a life of virtue is something pleasurable in itself. The virtuous person takes pleasure in doing virtuous things. The role of virtue is an important one for Aristotle. Without virtue‚ it
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Virtue-Based Ethical Systems For centuries‚ philosophers have argued over a controversial issue of morality. Could a person who makes moral decisions unhappily be as moral as a person who makes them happily? One philosophy on that issue ranges as far back as Plato and Aristotle‚ this is the concept of virtue-based ethical systems. Pojman writes‚ “Virtue ethics centers on the heart of the agent-in his or her character.” Virtue ethics seeks to mold the agent into a better person
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East Meets West: Toward a Universal Ethic of Virtue for Global Business Some Western cultures operate upon an individualistic rights-centered morality‚ while Eastern cultures favor a more community-centered ethic of virtue (Wong 1984). There is no universal ethic. In particular‚ it is recognized that the Western thinker Aristotle and his virtue ethic strongly resembles that of the Eastern thinker Confucius. This similarity suggests that a universal virtue ethic may already exist in the form of a
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According to Aristotle‚ we get moral virtue as a result of habit and none of the moral virtues arise in us by nature‚ because nothing that exists by nature can form a habit contrary to its nature. Nature has no effect on how moral virtues arise in us. Instead‚ we receive nature when we adapt‚ and therefore are made perfect by habit. A good example Aristotle uses is that we have senses before we even know how to use them. Eventually we learn how to use them by exercising them everyday. Another good
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FORGIVENESS IS A VIRTUE Forgiveness is a word that we use lightly in the world today. Forgiveness is more than just a three syllable word‚ it is a word that keeps this world moving. What I mean by that is‚ without forgiveness‚ everyone would go around in the world hating each other for everything. Jesus tells us that no one is perfect‚ so how can we expect people not to make mistakes? The definition of forgiveness is "excusing a mistake or offence". That is pretty simple
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Moral virtue would be a difficult concept to grasp if one were to search and seize such a thing. A consistent idea of virtue isn’t easily defined‚ for its ambiguity lets us to believe our own perception is the correct one. By doing so‚ everyone is right‚ in their own sense‚ yet they are also wrong. This never-ending debate would never cease‚ therefore our efforts would render useless. A common ground is required for some kind of agreement between us. In The Nicomachean Ethics‚ Aristotle provides
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I believe that virtue ethics is the most plausible ethical theory. It is the only theory that requires us to work better ourselves by cultivating virtues instead of giving a law to follow or because we value the outcomes. In addition‚ with today’s society being self-centered it is the theory that has the best chances of being accepted. A virtue is defined as the mean between the extremely good and extremely bad and arriving to that just middle take time‚ dedication‚ and patience. One does not own
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Aristotle Virtues Theory talks about doing the right thing because it is rights. Not doing the right thing because it benefits you or because something of your personal is at stake. It is also about understanding right from wrong and applying that knowledge to moral behavior. Aristotle believed that when making a decision morals tend to take over in more cases than none. The decisions that we make has to do with having the knowledge of understanding right from wrong. He also say that the right decisions
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