Siddhartha is a book about constant learning of wisdom. Siddhartha goes through life learning as much as he can. He goes through life, meeting every teacher he can find, and learning as much as he can from them. ... When Siddhartha finally learns that he completes his goal, and achieves Nirvana. ... For example, if you are looking for your goal and just your goal, like Siddhartha was, you won't notice other things on the way. ...

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Confucianism aims at making not simply the man of virtue, but the man of learning and of good manners. ... Utilitarianism is a hedonistic philosophy that's goal is to maximize happiness, and minimize pain for the greatest number of people. ... Mill feels that the best way to maximize all around happiness is to concentrate on maximizing the happiness of those people whose needs, goals, and ambitions you understand the most. These needs, goals, and ambitions include your own, and those people closest to you which include family members, and friends. ... Confucianism aims at making a hu...

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Despite the fact that learning in a collectivist culture helps students to become capable and strong human-beings, the human experience is not only about learning how to earn a living but it is about learning how to be live an informed and involved citizen, how to communicate effectively, how to understand other cultures and people, and how to think and reflect from the experience itself. ... Furthermore, both the writers, Ayn Rand and Peter Singer believe that a man must choose his or her actions, values, and goals by the standards that he or she believe are important, in order to enjoy the ...

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The ultimate goal in human activity is to achieve, through reason in virtues, happiness, a state desirable in itself for no other reason. Happiness is the ultimate goal because it is desirable in itself for no other reason, meaning that there is no reason to achieve happiness other than to be happy. ... 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 happiness is the ultimate goal of human activity because it takes a life...

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Social Care Theory and Practice Learning Outcome 1 The purpose of this essay is to identify and explain how values can influence practice in social care settings. ... Firstly, there are those requiring a housing support service via community care for those with learning disability, physical disability and other care needs. Secondly, there are those who live with relatives, or who live in hostels or attend centres for those with learning disabilities. ... The housing support (HS) clients, many of whom have spent the majority of their lives receiving total care, appear to have met the...

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Aristotle believes that eudaimonia is the final goal in life. ... Intellectual activity may be gained by work, experience, and learning. ... He will go on thinking about having these pleasures, and not be able to concentrate on his goals. ... In life we all have goals, and dreams that we strive for. ...

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Virtues are developed through learning and through practice. ... Kant argues, hypothetical imperatives are not moral imperatives or obligations because they are not unconditional imperatives Categorical imperatives or moral obligations are not contingent upon goals we each have as individuals, but are obligations which we recognize has unconditional. ...

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Eudaimonia is the goal of human conduct, or telos in Greek. ... He then writes how a good man, sets goals for himself on a specific task. ... The first is that man can change desires but it is not a characteristic that is instinctive, rather it is accomplished through learning. ...

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This way they can plan for the future with motivation to achieve a goal and be more successful in doing so. ... I may not know exactly what I want to be in the future or what I am going to do for the rest of my life, but I will explain some of my goals and aspirations in this essay. ... College offers its expertise in many different areas of study to promote the learning process in all individuals. ...

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In describing the philosopher king, the perfect leader and most virtuous person, he says that they are, "always in love with that learning which discloses to them something of the being that is always and does not wander about, driven by generation and decay (Plato, 485B). " What can be drawn from this is that the keeper of virtues is a lover of wisdom and furthermore, virtues stem from wisdom. ... In sum, Socrates believed that knowledge is virtue which leads to happiness, that the virtues are all connected, and that communal happiness is the goal rather than individual happiness. ...

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After learning of Nouty's death, he battles with a divided self. ... The goal is to live a love-oriented life in a conversion and when impulses and experiences don't leave with the initial shattering, the lingering traits of one's false self persist. ...

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The issue involved with the merger of an organic, people and community, involved company with a mechanistic, profit driven company, will be how the management team will communicate or create a learning organization that will insure the high moral standards of the Stump Water Company is known for. ... Examining individual and cultural differences to create a transition strategy to keep the vision and goals of maintaining acceptable levels of individual performance will be necessary. ...

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I am constantly learning and refining what this means for me personally. ... Strange as it seems, our society today seems to mock virtue... or at least, virtue doesn't seem to be one of the worthiest goals. ...

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Introduction: The term virtue is defined as moral excellence. A virtue is a practical disposition that is in conformity with the standards of excellence. A virtuous person is one adheres to a standard of right conduct. He or she possesses a highly commendable quality or trait that is to be admired, ...

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Mother nature has served every individual ever since humans evolved on earth and no doubt that human life have misused the gift of nature to an outrageous extent where the implementation and the need to abide by environmental ethics and virtue theories has become vital. Hence, in the light to elucid...

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Mother nature has served every individual ever since humans evolved on earth and no doubt that human life have misused the gift of nature to an outrageous extent where the implementation and the need to abide by environmental ethics and virtue theories has become vital. Hence, in the light to elucid...

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Multicultural counseling requires the recognition of: (1) the importance of racial/ethnic group membership on the socialization of the client; (2) the importance of and the uniqueness of the individual; (3) the presence of and place of values in the counseling process; and (4) the uniqueness of learning styles, vocational goals, and life purposes of clients, within the context of principles of democratic social justice (Locke, 1986). ...

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Multicultural counseling requires the recognition of: (1) the importance of racial/ethnic group membership on the socialization of the client; (2) the importance of and the uniqueness of the individual; (3) the presence of and place of values in the counseling process; and (4) the uniqueness of learning styles, vocational goals, and life purposes of clients, within the context of principles of democratic social justice (Locke, 1986). ...

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The beliefs of America are shaped by experiences and the people around us. In America, people hold different points of view because it is what a believer thinks is right. Benjamin Franklin was no exception. As a matter of fact, he was the epitome of someone who keeps his values. He went so far as...

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Whether it is road rage experienced when driving during rush hour traffic or the feeling of outrage associated with learning of social injustices half way across the world, anger is a part of our daily practice. ... The main goal in this assessment is to come to an understanding or at least a conclusion that lacks anger. ...

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Aristotle points out that friendship can show us something important about moral virtue. Through kindness, bravery, and self-sacrifice, a virtuous friendship can be attained. It is also in this friendship that people feel most fulfilled. Aristotle thinks that virtue is mostly realized through friendship. Even though this might be true, it can be confusing to understand the difference between moral virtue and the goodness of friends. ...

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