Nicomachean Ethics

#1/Do you believe Fred can be happy? I do believe Fred can be a happy immoralist person. It is not because one commits sins or becomes rich and renowned in a hypocrite way, that they won’t be able to enjoy the outcomes And therefore be happy at all times. However, if it was a personal answer, I would not be able to be completely happy without interest in friends or truth. #2/How might Jeffrie G. Murphy try to convince Fred that he is not happy? When Jeffrie G. Murphy refers to Plato, he makes…

Ravi Sinha Contemporary Civilization October 7, 2014 Happiness is not Two Kinds of Ice Cream Aristotle and Epicurus both agree that that the ultimate goal, or the final end, of human life is to reach some idea of happiness. But the key difference in their philosophy regarding the final end is in their vision and concept of happiness, and how it is to be achieved. Aristotle claims that every action aims at some end. He notes that nearly all activities are not only pursued for the sake of…

For years contemporary philosophers have contemplated the implication of a political philosophy known as Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is a concept that can be encapsulated by both of its unique tenets, ecstasy and consequentialism. When I speak of ecstasy, I am referring to the notion of nearly complete happiness. The word ‘Ecstasy’ seems to convey a stronger meaning of the concept of happiness. So, from here on I shall use the word ‘Ecstasy’ when referent to happiness. When I speak of…

Bourdieu’s concept if habitus Bourdieu define habitus as the most influential and ambiguous concept which refers to the physical embodiment of cultural capital to internal ingrained habits, skills and disposition that often human beings possess as a result of their life experience. This concept of habitus has been used during Aristotle introduced by Marcel, Maurice. Marloau and Pierre. Bourdieu who turned it into a cornerstone for sociology, using it to solve various sociological structures. He…

The concept of existing in an ideal utopian society is an objective that a reasonable amount of people strive toward. Many individuals form a sense of idealism in which they aim for unrealistic notions of republics and principalities rather than focusing on more practical and rational matters. Machiavelli discusses this conception in his piece, The Prince, where he finds that people should focus on current and realistic matters that should be done, rather than more fanciful matters that people…

1. Plato believed that justice is good in itself, or “an intrinsic good”. He showed this by arguing in the Republic that justice is an essential part of living a happy life. In the Republic, Plato separates the soul into three parts he calls reason, spirit, and appetite. A moral or just person would be a person whose soul is functioning in equilibrium. By this, Plato meant that reason did not overcome spirit, spirit did not over come appetite and so on. The soul was essentially balanced. Plato…

How far would you go for love? Happiness? Fame?. The pieces of literature I will be analysing for this essay are “The Monkeys Paw”, “The Devil in Tom Walker”, and “The Masque of the Red Death”. I believe that in all romantic literature works, the protagonists has an urge or pull to do something, but gets warned a couple times before something bad happens to stop to walk away. The protagonists doesn’t listen and has to face the consequences(With the exception of “The Monkey's Paw”) The first…

Name Tutor Course Date Why Socrates does not seem to fear death According to Phaedo, it is true that Socrates do not fear death. This is because they believe that, after death they will have a better life with better friends even. He moves on and explains that in future even after death there will be a good life for the individuals who lived well while alive and the vice versa for those who have been wicked up. Socrates does not, in any case, seem to fear death as according to him he believes…

The definitions of health, happiness and well being are defined in different terms due to the way these terms due to the multitude of influences by philosophers, sociologists and psychologist. This paper aims at distinguishing between happiness, health and well being as well as looking into existential therapy to determine which of these concept relates closer to how a person practices existential principles in every day life. Distinguishing happiness from health Aristotle described…

introduced their perspectives on the field and their own unique stance on morality. Aristotle was, of course, the earliest of the three philosophers, and thus has less of a base to work upon in his theories. According to Kraut (2014), Aristotle’s ethics found that the things perceived as good are generally shared across humanity, and there is little conflict regarding what is and is not good. Additionally, Aristotle’s theory posit that “If we use reason well, we live well as human beings; or,…