Aristotle’s and Modern Thought
Aristotle’s thoughts of ethics conclude that all humans must have a purpose in life in order to be happy. I believe that some of the basics of his ideas still hold true today. This essay points out some of those ideas.
It was Aristotle’s belief that everything, including humans, had a telos or goal in life. The end result or goal was said to be happiness or “eudaimonia”. He explained that eudaimonia was
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ethical society. Although pleasure and wealth play a great role towards happiness, to live an ethical life amongst good friends, and not causing disruption in the lives of others is the true sense of virtue. Aristotle’s teachings speak of the same theories of todays, and without doubt still influences modern thought.
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http://www.humanities.mq.edu.au/politics/y67s08.html
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