1-Ancient Greece is often credited with being the birthplace of democracy. However, two of its most important philosophers, it could be argued, did not approve of democracy. Summarize what Plato (Links to an external site.) and Aristotle (Links to an external site.) wrote about the ideal State and then point out any major flaws you […]
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Does money stop making you happier after $75K a year?
The Hedonic Treadmill Aristotle defined happiness as “functioning well.” In this sense, happiness is a virtue that requires practice. (Maybe we won’t get it right all the time, but we keep trying, aiming for a perfect soul). There’s a theory that the pursuit of happiness puts us on a “hedonic treadmill.” “The concept of the […]
Select one of any of the articles we have covered this semester (for instance Aristotle, Kant, Bentham, Mill, Nietzsche etc) and describe what you take the principal argument[s] to be.
Fin discussion Select one of any of the articles we have covered this semester (for instance Aristotle, Kant, Bentham, Mill, Nietzsche etc) and describe what you take the principal argument[s] to be. Your answers should be at a minimum one paragraph in length or as long as you like up to a total of two […]
Given the outline of virtue ethics provided by Aristotle (i.e., seeking the real goods via the moral virtues), evaluate the moral permissibility of the conduct in question in each scenario.
CJA 453 Week One: Assignment All ethical decisions affect others (by definition), and, as Aristotle points out, ethical decision-making is achieved consistently only through practice. Given the outline of virtue ethics provided by Aristotle (i.e., seeking the real goods via the moral virtues), evaluate the moral permissibility of the conduct in question in each scenario. […]
Why does Aristotle believe while an action can be praised as right or good, may not necessarily be Virtuous?
This is coursework ARISTOTLE (1) According to Aristotle, while people may disagree about to how to achieve it,everyone ultimately desires the same “End” or goal, which for Aristotle is“Happiness.” Why does he refer to it as an “Activity” that only “Man” canexperience or appreciate? Why does he say neither animals nor children are “Happy” in […]
How do these compare to the virtue ethics of Plato, Aristotle, and Confucius?
Mesopotamia, Egypt and India: The Laws of Social Order Across Culture and Time In 5-6 double spaced pages (APA format), discuss the following: In Mesopotamia, Egypt and India we see examples of the earliest formulations of law aimed at establishing and reinforcing social order. Choose a few elements of comparison and contrast from the Babylonian […]
Explain the Golden Mean and how individuals gain the ability over time to rightly judge what good moral behavior is.
Aristotle: Virtue Ethics Has to have topic statement. On Virtue Ethics • Describe the acorn/oak tree analogy as relevant to Aristotle’s virtue ethics. • What is the ultimate goal that Aristotle thinks all action aims at? • What are external goods? Provide examples and an explanation of their value. • What are internal goods? Provide […]
How does the chair of Transparency International (TI) describe government misconduct-Explain the organizations findings relating to the ranking of government misconduct.
Answer the following questions. All questions must be answered fully, substantively, and with complete sentences to receive full credit. Submissions which do not meet this criteria will not receive full credit. 1. Explain the major ethical perspectives and punishment as described by Aristotle, Immanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill. 2. How does the chair of […]
Distinguish eudaimonia from other common ideas about what it means to be happy, and pay special attention to the connection between happiness, ends that are good in themselves, and excellence or virtue.
Your task in this essay is to 1)explain Aristotle’s idea of happiness, eudaimonia, 2)apply it to a case drawn fromThe New York Times, and 3)draw a conclusionaboutAristotelian flourishing as a way of judging the good life in the contemporary world. Distinguish eudaimonia from other common ideas about what it means to be happy, and pay […]
Discuss is it about the definition that interests you? what other questions do you have regarding the meaning of philosophy? what potential problefktms do you see with any of the particular definitions?
Looking over the initial material on the definitions of philosophy in topic one of the course, which definition (Aristotle, Novalis, Wittgenstein) would you say gives you the best feel for philosophy? What is it about the definition that interests you? what other questions do you have regarding the meaning of philosophy? what potential problefktms do […]
