Wisdom literature

understanding of eudaimonia (happiness), arête (virtue), and telos (a final cause or end). Aristotle also makes a distinction between two types of virtues, thought and character. Expanding upon these two, the virtue of thought is described to be about wisdom, comprehension, and intelligence. Whereas, the virtue of character is said to be about generosity and temperance. Relating these to engineering, an engineer must use the virtue of thought to make educated decisions in the work place not to…

The ancient Greeks, were a society based on honor and virtue. Great philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle still have a huge significance today in society. They argued that the best life for humans beings is a life devoted to “virtue”, but just how much of that is true and how is that reflected today in our society? Plato, student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle thought that what is morally good is whatever promotes “virtue” which is a certain health, beauty and good condition in the soul…

Social Foundations I Kyu Hyeon Kim Prompt: Should the ideal political leader want to lead? How would Plato and the Epicureans answer that question? Title: An Innate Drive of Ideal Political Leader to lead the city In this paper, I will argue that the ideal political leaders would like to lead the city from their innate drive. I will describe how the innate drive makes the ideal political leader overcome the conditions that Plato and Epicureans suggested. Before, I disagree with Plato and…

From an economic view, it is understandable why a person wants to go into business. The whole idea of going into business is to provide some form of product to society and to generate a platform of cash flow for the business and themselves. However, there are potential risk taken in every investment opportunity. A series of questions need to be considered and answered before processing includes if the risk is reasonable or not. Now, realizing that success is an important goal in everything…

be done. “He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, But he who pursues worthless things lacks sense” (Proverbs 12:11). This verse implies that people who work hard will be successful, but people who are consumed with meaningless things lack wisdom. “The hand of the diligent will rule, But the slack hand will be put to forced labor” (Proverbs 12:24). This verse explains that how the people who work hard will prosperous and will be in control of the lazy people. “In all labor there is…

Examining the life of Socrates, Plato wrote a letter, the Apology, which explained Socrates’ journey and his trials. Socrates was a man who craved knowledge, continuously seeking absolute truth and asking questions (Dean, 2016). This hunger of knowledge caused trouble in his town of Athens because he began to wake people up about the corruption of the city. Fearing his ability to influence, the politicians attempted to place several false accusations on him to eliminate the threat to power.…

travels and shared his knowledge and wisdom with Omelas inhabitant’s, using the virtues of benevolence and propriety, he would counsel the citizens of Omelas to live by teaching them about the act of kindness. According to Mengzi, human nature is good and that we all have good tendencies which may not develop depending on our surroundings. Mengzi teaches that we all have innate predispositions towards virtue which include righteousness, benevolence, propriety and wisdom which are not welded to…

Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s conveys the transition in women’s roles throughout the 1940’s in America. In this sense, the protagonist, Holly Golightly, effectively demonstrates this notion in her pursuit of wealth through her sexuality, which communicates the shifting paradigms in the roles of women from the “family” woman to the early beginnings of the modern “independent” woman. Similar to Betty Freidan’s analysis of the unhappiness of women, Capote also relates the notion of power…

In William Shakespeare’s tragedy, “Julius Caesar”, Brutus, Antony, and Caesar embodies many parts of the four Stoic virtues. These are wisdom, justice, courage, and moderation. Brutus is the most virtuous out of the three characters, followed by Antony then Caesar. That “Brutus is an honourable man”, (III, ii, 81, 86, 93, 98) which is presented to us supported by many members of the Senate. We most clearly see this during Antony’s speech at Caesar’s funeral. Brutus also says, “For let the gods…

The first characteristic of wisdom that I found was empathy. Empathy is a great thing to have. It allows you to view certain events with different perspectives. It can be helpful socially and also politically. Someone who is biased based on inherited opinions and what is seen as right by other people is not wise. A politician who is completely biased about things is not going to improve the area that they take care of. While it is not very wise to be too biases, one bias is good to have. That…