Aristotle Aristotle believes that happiness is the ultimate goal in life. ... To Aristotle, this means that happiness depends on the actualization of one's rationality. ... As stated by Aristotle that our ultimate goal is happiness but in order to reach happiness you have to succeed. ... I believe that Aristotle's theory on virtues and the importance of self sufficiency is a viable ethical theory. ... I also feel that the reason why Aristotle's theory works is that you need to find an intermediate. ...

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What does Aristotle mean by virtue? ... To what extent do you agree what Aristotle is saying? ... A virtue according to Aristotle, is a trait that makes an action of a certain kind good. ... This to Aristotle is wrong and would consider this to be a vice. ... Aristotle explains that through practice one may achieve being a virtuous person. ...

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One of the first philosophers was Aristotle. ... (Aristotle 389) Aristotle then said that "moral goodness is the child of habit, from which it has got its very name." ... (Aristotle 397) Courage was the other virtue that Aristotle thought to be necessary for moral goodness. ... (Aristotle 395) Self love and friendship is what Aristotle then went on to talk about. ... (Aristotle 399) Aristotle said that without friends is it impossible to be happy. ...

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Aristotle to Plato had great theory but which ones would you agree with. Aristotle has his philosophy for the purpose of human nature. ... Thus, according to Aristotle, a happy life for human beings is a life governed by reason. Aristotle believed that a person who has difficulty behaving ethically is morally imperfect. ... Aristotle points out that honor, pleasure, and wealth are the things believed to make people happy. ...

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Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics In Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, he expresses his opinions on the basis of thought through eudaimonia and arete. ... Aristotle finds arete, or a virtue in all objects, animate and inanimate. ... (Aristotle, p. 105) Aristotle uses many examples of character traits in the Nichhomaean Ethics. One of the activites that Aristotle writes about is sex. ... There are exceptions to Aristotle's virtuous moral agent though. ...

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Nicomachean Ethics is arguably Aristotle's best known work on ethics. ... Aristotle argues that the ultimate goal that we all seek is happiness. ... " (Aristotle book. 1, chapter. 7) Aristotle calls this end the "Supreme Good" (Aristotle bk. 1, chapter. 2) which, as he suggests, is widely considered to be happiness. ... " (Aristotle book.1, chapter. 7) In order to better clarify the term happiness, Aristotle rebukes others' opinions regarding it. One belief identifies happiness as bodily pleasure, which Aristotle considers to be "vulgar", "slavish&...

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According to Aristotle, "Aristotle is concerned with action, not as being right or good in itself, but as it is conductive to human good," (72). ... This brings me to my last point with why I agree with Aristotle. Yes I agree with Aristotle. ... Happiness is Aristotle's ultimate purpose for man in life. ... So that's why I agree with Aristotle's teachings to attain happiness....

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- Aristotle Growing up, every child wishes to live a life of happiness and prosperity. ... Even though Aristotle's theory about the good life came long before Christianity, it seems as if the theory sort of merges with the bible. ... Aristotle also states "a good man is one who reasons well and chooses well. ... There are two types of friends according to Aristotle, partial and true. ... By following these principles, one can be sure they wont miss out on Aristotle's theory of the good life....

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Aristotle was a great philosopher during the forth century B.C. ... Aristotle defines happiness as the "highest of all practical goods". ... Aristotle defines a virtue as moral excellence, or goodness. ... By these vices and virtues are we judged, Aristotle says. ... Aristotle related virtue and happiness in many ways. ...

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Aristotle believes that eudaimonia is the final goal in life. ... Aristotle believes that eudaimonia is the highest good, and it is the final end. ... It is not a fleeting moment; it is permanent in Aristotle's view. ... " There are many particulars in gaining this happiness Aristotle speaks of. ... Aristotle's theory of happiness is noted as being the highest good. ...

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Throughout Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, the effort to reach the final good is something one must do. When talking about happiness, Aristotle considers one's life as a whole, not just brief moments of it. ... Aristotle treats happiness as an action and not as a state. ... In the article Aristotle states "activity of soul in accordance with virtue, and if there are more than one virtue, in accordance with the best and most complete" (Aristotle, 4). ... In Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, happiness has a different definition then how others view. ...

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How does Aristotle define happiness? ... Aristotle starts out with the assumption that every action and pursuit aims at the good. ... Aristotle says that we must first understand that "happiness is an activity of soul in accordance with perfect virtue" (Denise, 35). ... As Aristotle points out, human's function is to understand. ... Aristotle is limiting the highest level of happiness to those human beings that have full capability over their mind. ...

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Aristotle-bravery In this essay I will be describing the virtue of bravery. ... Aristotle uses several examples to define a the bravery virtue. ... Aristotle's next step is to define a brave person's state of character. ... "(1115b 15-20) Aristotle then explains that a brave person aims at what is fine. ... In the final desciption of bravery Aristotle relates bravery to confidence and fear, pleasure and pain. ...

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Confucius and Aristotle were two philosophers of two very different and distinct backgrounds. ... Aristotle states "the good is rightly observed to be that at which all things aim" (Aristotle, 350 B.C., 1:1). ... Aristotle believed that the benefit of the state should always be placed for the sake of the individual, a particular mindset that he received as a result of listening to and, to a degree, following, the teachings of Plato (Aristotle, 350 B.C.). ... Aristotle indicated that vanity was to wrong non-virtuous, the opposite of what the individual and the society in which the ind...

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Creation, love, and justice were important to the ancient Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle. Plato, the teacher, and Aristotle, the student, had different views on each of the three issues. ... Aristotle thought of love as a feeling that could be controlled by the mind. ... Unlike Aristotle, Plato believed that love was unconquerable and couldn't be helped. ... Aristotle assumed justice was equality between all people. ...

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Thomas combined Aristotle's teachings with Christian doctrine. ... Aristotle's works on this subject include the Nicomachean Ethics and the Politics." ... Aristotle taught that everyone aims at some good. ... "Aristotle tells us much about what the good life is like. ... Aristotle disliked oversimplification. ...

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According to Aristotle in the Nicomachean Ethics, virtue is described as neither a feeling nor capacity but a settled state or disposition. ... In reference to Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, there are those who appear to be courageous and those who are actual courageous people. ... Aristotle describes courage in the text through the various principles taken from virtue and examples of those who have a part of what is considered courageous. ... There are many conditions that resemble courage but aren't necessarily considered true courage according to Aristotle. ...

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Aristotle says "that an end pursued in its own right is more complete than an end pursued because of something else" (Aristotle 7). ... But in order to achieve happiness Aristotle says that one must use reason in virtue. ... In his teachings Aristotle says "for anyone who is not deformed [in his capacity] for virtue will be able to achieve happiness through some sort of learning and attention" (Aristotle 12). ... Aristotle says that people's personalities are shaped by virtuous actions. ... Another virtue that Aristotle talks about is bravery. ...

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Aristotle. ... Aristotle fundamentally disagreed with his teacher on just about everything. ... The core of Aristotle's account of moral virtue is his doctrine of the mean. ... When it comes to the purpose or will of morality, Aristotle mentions two factors: reason stimulated to act by desire, or desire guided and controlled by understanding. These two factors according to Aristotle then motivate the willful moral action. ...

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In chapter one, Aristotle focuses primarily on the involuntary actions of man. ... Aristotle's views on happiness differ from St. ... I believe Aristotle would agree with him on that as well. ... Aristotle would most likely agree with this as well. ... Augustine and Aristotle's views on happiness differed. ...

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Like Plato, Aristotle strongly believed that happiness is more than just simple pleasure. ... Aristotle splits virtue into two parts: moral virtues and intellectual virtues. ... Aristotle believes that luck or fortune is needed to reach happiness. ... "No one would choose to live without friends, even if he had all other goods" (Aristotle, 1155A)." ... Both Plato and Aristotle make very important points as they dive head first into these difficult questions. ...

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In Aristotle's Nicohmachean Ethics the term virtue refers to a state that exists within the soul. ... Aristotle also argues that every action is aimed at some good. ... "(1) The first virtue pertaining to reason that Aristotle mentions is virtue of thought. ... According to Aristotle this balance is virtue as a mean. ... Aristotle wants people to not strive for excess as well as to not accept deficiency. ...

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Directly translated from Ancient Greek, Eudaimonia means "good spirit" ("eu" meaning "good" and "daimōn" meaning "spirit,") but Aristotle more often interprets the word as "flourishing.... However, Aristotle defines eudaimonia with no general rules. ... " Aristotle does this to make the element flexible and easily applied to all areas. ... If he did so, Aristotle believed that the regulations would only mirror those of a classroom, in which he was convinced that virtue could not be learned. ... Because of this, I can easily relate to what Aristotle said, "no one prais...

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Therefore for the duration of this paper I will attempt to explain and elaborate on what Aristotle is trying to say. ... To give a better viewpoint on his statement Aristotle gave examples of what in his day constituted as humans being good. ... In his next statement Aristotle displays a side of relativism; he says that every function is good relative to its function. ... In the middle of his argument Aristotle starts comparing human beings to plants in terms of their living. ... Therefore I have to disagree with Aristotle on his reason for being virtuous....

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Aristotle writes that the life of study is more self-sufficient than any other kind of life (1177a). ... Aristotle explains that the life of study is more self-sufficient than any other kind of life. ... Aristotle agrees that we can be self-sufficient, but we still need something virtuous for our lives. ...

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