Aristotle defines happiness as actions that are pleasant to a virtuous man. ... Justice is defined by Aristotle as proportion and equality. ... A friendship like this will last based on the principles of Aristotle because they are both making correct choices and the right actions with the other in mind which forms a bond in which Aristotle believes cannot be broken. Relationship of Ethics and Politics is described as "political society exists for the sake of the good life". I believe that Aristotle creates a sense that politics can be seen in not only government but any governing b...

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Two great philosophers in history, John Stuart Mill and Aristotle created moral theories in an attempt to structuralize this thing called happiness. ... Next, in Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics, happiness takes a different idea as he explains his theory. ... By "the soul," Aristotle refers to the rationally calculating part of the soul that has reason, apart from the non-rational part of the soul. ... For example, money can be chosen as a means for happiness, or enjoyment as a means for pleasure, or honor as a means for politics. Although Aristotle agrees that individuals need a...

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" Additionally, ethics has been a topic of copious debate between not just many philosophers including Aristotle, Plato and Socrates, but also in our current day in politics and law. ... Socrates informed Athenians that they were concerned with their families, their careers and their political responsibilities, and told them what they should have been distressed about: Their souls. ... As the great Aristotle once noted, there is widespread agreement that happiness is the goal, but considerable disagreement as to what constitutes happiness. ...

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On the other hand, Aristotle's ethics and his politics were founded on definitions and goals, though they remained linked to the empirical, the contingent and individual. ... Aristotle employed reason to discover as immanent order within the empirical world itself . ... As we know now, after winning the election, Lincoln passed the Emancipation Act of 1863 to actually prevent the Confederates from getting international support, thereby turning a political-economic conflict into an ideological one. ...

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