Then it was Aristotle, the scientist’s, turn — the Renaissance. We now live and believe the forms of Aristotle, if not the substance.
Aristotle’s The Nicomachean Ethics – The foundation of modern ETHICS
“If it is in our power to act nobly, it is also in our power to do evil.”
“Freedom is obedience to self-formulated rules.”
“The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one heavy mischance after another, not because he does not feel them, but because he is a man of high and heroic temper.”
“يتسائل ارسطو:في أي الحالات يكون المرء أحوج إلى الأصدقاء:أفي الرخاء!والسعادة أم في الشدة والشقاء؟وينهي أرسطو إجابته بأن الحاجة اشد إلى الصديق وقت الرخاء لان حضوره يجلب سعادة مزدوجة”― ارسطو, اخلاق نیکوماخوس (Links to an external site.)
“Philosophy can make people sick.”
― Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics (Links to an external site.)
(Admit it: that is pretty cool.)
But, you have to give the other early ethical thinkers — Epicurus, Democritus, Confucius, even Pythagoras — attention
INQUIRY: Pick one of the basis of moral life and argue for it as the method a person should come to realize his life:
~~Aristotle = Teleological Ethics — Intentions and Consequences — Happiness
~~Plato = Deontological Ethics — Rules and Duties — Morals are Forms
~~Epicurus and Democritus — Normative Ethics — Pleasure Principle
~~Confucius = Standards and behaviors in society
Requirements:
MLA format, Size-12 Times New Roman, Double-space. Answer using chunk style (claim/support/commentary – 1st week). Between 1,000 and 2,500 words Cut and paste into Answer area
You must use at least:1) A quote from philosophers (primary source), and 2) Should have at least two quotes from at least an additional source (secondary source)