A Good Life Is A Central Goal Of Humanity

For Aristotle the central purpose of human life was happiness itself. As a result, he dedicated his own life to the advancement of the topic by devoting more time to the subject than any other thinker prior to the modern era. Aristotle’s platform, that “happiness depends on ourselves”, is the foundation that he builds his life work upon. Aristotle’s metaphorical pursuit of happiness led him to create a science on the subject and institute guidelines and conditions to follow, such that happiness becomes

Darkness and Pessimism in The Road The Road, by Cormac McCarthy, tells the tale of a man and his son as they travel across post-apocalyptic America. The duo searches for food and bonds over their loneliness during their quest to reach the ocean. Over the course of their voyage, the man and the boy confront people on the brink of starvation, cannibals, and their own mortality. The Road is a bleak and pessimistic novel because of its hopelessness, general immorality, and depressing subject matter

paramount question. Confucianism itself is not a religion, per se, but a set of first principles of social organization and behavior, so there are no larger otherworldly implications to the Confucian plan for humanity. For Confucius, life consists of ethical principles: the central problem with humanity is anything which exacerbates human tendencies towards social disharmony. The Confucian system is one in which social order is paramount: Douglas Soccio defines Confucius not as a religious figure or philosopher

nature. Aristotle’s inquiry begins with exploring the life of a human being in connection with the central idea of being-at-work. He finds that the ends of our actions aim towards the “highest good”. Each action can only be done with some form of thought behind it and choice. Aristotle states that if we had an awareness of this ultimate good, we would have better aim to reach our targets. Aristotle will find that happiness is the “highest good” and the ultimate end and purpose of human existence

God’s teachings and commandments. Within the Torah, Judaism professes the belief in a”promise land” that is “flowing with milk and honey,” suggestive of an ideal world to which obeying God can lead humanity (Young 195). Islam, on the other hand, derives religious practices from the Qur’an. Moreover, a central focus of Islam pertains to submission to God. Specifically, the word “Islam” itself translates to “submission,” and “Muslim” means “one who submits” (Young 235). With this in mind, along with the

2004) The Greek word that usually gets translated as "happiness" is eudaimonia, and like most translations from ancient languages, there is a loss of deeper meaning in translation. According to Aristotle happiness (eudaimonia) is the central purpose of human life and a goal in itself (Aristotle, 2004) (Creed, Wardman 1963). Because of this ideology, Aristotle devoted much of his time discussing and explaining this philosophy (Hughes, 2001). Even though he lived on the other side of the world as Mencius

Speech #4 General Purpose: To Persuade Specific Purpose: By the end of this speech I would like the audience to recall the reasons that workplace automation is better for humanity in both short and long term. Central Idea: Automation is good for humans. Organization Pattern: Comparative advantages Introduction: Humanity has always struggled with the concepts of automation because of its lasting effects on people. While most would argue against automation in this classroom, I suggest instead that

Volunteering and its effect on my life Volunteering has deeply embedded life changing experiences in my life. During my experience as a volunteer, I volunteered for Habitat for Humanity. Habitat for Humanity is a volunteer based organization that constructs, and renovates homes for people who were recently in a natural disaster, deeply in need, and for people who are in need of a stable place to live without being scared of being evicted. Not only have I learned how I affect other people, but I have

Perspectives on Humanity Within the Ideal Society The role of a political theorist concerns itself with the conception of theories aimed at combatting various plights of humankind, effectively weighing the risks and rewards that come with each proposed change. Both Thomas Hobbes and Jean Jacques Rousseau were social contract theorists that played instrumental roles in the creation of a Sovereign body aimed at assisting in the betterment of humanity. Both philosophers recognize the necessity of a central authority

The social question and the existential question of religions have always played a huge role in the implementation of individuals to communities and its connection to God’s or a divine figure’s plan in the universe. Therefore by comparing, contrasting and assessing the religions of Christianity and Hinduism this essay will seek to answer both the social question of human unity and the existential questions of human relation to a divine being’s plan for the universe. For Christianity the social