Utilitarianism and Kant's philosophy of principle, duty-based ethics and virtue ethics represent three different interpretations and theories however virtue ethics offers more as a basis for living a good ethical life. ... Providing us with another alternative for ethical reasoning is Aristotle's formulation of 'virtue ethics'. Aristotle considers what the ultimate goal of a worthwhile human life should be. ... Although there is no definite and clear agreement on what specifically the virtues are, Aristotle's aim is not to provide a comprehensive or definitive list of...

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Elizabeth Anscombe published a paper in the 1950's named 'Modern Moral Philosophy', which questioned morality on the basis of: How can we be ethical if there is no ultimate standard or lawgiver (God)? ... Martha Nussbaum interprets Aristotle's virtues as absolutes in that she claims that virtues such as Justice, Temperance, Generosity etc. are essential elements of human flourishing across all societies and throughout time, therefore they are absolute principles. ... Although it may be overboard to describe all other modern virtue ethicists as moral relativists, Nussbaum m...

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Hume's positioning on suicide is reflective of Epicurean and Platonic philosophies, because of its emphasis on living a good life, rather than a long, unpleasant one. The main fundamentals of Plato and Epicurus's philosophies rely on maximizing pleasure and reducing any evil in one's life. ... Our relationship with god is systematically complicated in philosophy, because of the difference in religions, and belief within our society. ... Aristotle wrote that "Now when a person kills himself in a fit of anger, he acts voluntarily in violation of right reason; and that the law...

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