Comparing Aristotle's Virtue And Utilitarianism

Self-control is the most important skill needed when it comes to finding a way to control one's inner strength, self, actions, and reactions, and even though you can lose it sometimes, what really matters is the way you clean up after your mistakes and pull through.

In Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle discussed his theory of happiness and attempted to answer the many questions related to what makes people happy. Questions asked were “What is the purpose of human existence?” “What is the end goal we are trying to achieve so that we know how we should conduct ourselves?” With so many people seeking pleasure through a variety of means such a wealth, reputation, personal belongings and friends, they may be missing the mark when it comes to happiness. While these each have a value attached to them, none of them contains what is truly needed to be described as the “good” we should be aiming toward. According to Aristotle, to be an ultimate end, an act must be self-sufficient and final, “that which is always desirable in itself and never for the sake of something else” (Nicomachean Ethics, 1097a30-34)

Self-control to me is an oxymoron and a metaphor. At the beginning of everything there is nothing. It is self-control that enables us to ensure that something replaces that

If self-control is being the master of oneself and the desires that one has, than the opposite of that would be giving into those passions. Someone not possessing self-control

Aristotle’s view of virtue ethics is approached in his work Nicomachean Ethics, in which he argues that when an individual undertakes some form of action it is for an end purpose, and that the ultimate end of all ends is the chief good, the greatest good. This chief good is believed to be what Aristotle calls ‘Eudaimonia’ (meaning what makes a person truly happy) which is and should be the goal to be pursued in life by all persons. This is argued to be achieved by virtuous action and by practising the virtuous means, so that it becomes a habit (but also right), in order to become happy and live good lives. Aristotle highlights twelve golden/virtuous means (the midway point between the vices of excess and deficiency) which are as follows; courage;

In book 1 of Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle highlights human activity and good and the idea of happiness. He shows that every human activity is some way in fact good with finishes (goals) that may be higher than one another. He relates this idea of good to political science. You can only create a narrow view of good since everyone needs and views differ. The overall good is said to be happiness but its definition is one that can differ based on a person. His idea is that we should focus on not the mental aspect of good but the one that can be achieved and can be worked for daily. Happiness can be seen to be the overall good, as most ”good” including intelligence or wealth stem from in fact being happy as it is what a person may aim for to

The first thing is to talk about what is ethics? Understanding it is the best thing to do. Ethical theories are grouped into four main groups. Main types are Aristotle's Virtue Ethics, Aquinas’s Natural Law theory, Kant's Deontological or duty based ethics and J.S. Mill’s Utilitarianism. They all are so important to us and each has an understanding.

Aristotle states “virtue” friendships are absolutely necessary for achieving happiness, and that the highest good is your own happiness. I will assert that thinking your own happiness is the highest good makes it unfeasible to be a “virtue” friend, which then makes it impossible to achieve happiness. Instead there are actually things we can value, that don’t we don’t always value because they cause

Aristotle's virtue ethics endeavor to make peace with crime and restore justice to society by forgiving the offender for his actions instead of holding resentment for that person. Ressentiment use to be involved in most of the capital punishment case. Also, it was used to sentence an offender.In order to overcome the negative of resentment we have to overcome the negative with positive virtues such as with forgiveness and mercy. Retribution is getting the victim, offender, and community together. so the victim can forgive the offender. Also, the offender gets to tell the victim how sorry he is. The virtue of passion and forgiveness for instance help us to overcome the tendency towards anger,hatred, and the desire for revenge(Williams & Arrigo,

According to Aristotle, friendship shares the same qualities of a proper self-love. In Aristotle’s”Nicomachean Ethics” (book 9), he asks us, if there is such a thing as friendship with oneself. He states that people who are good friends to others tend to be comfortable with themselves, therefore, they do not mind being alone because they have a clear conscience. However, Aristotle also says, that people who are not comfortable with themselves, tend to seek the company of others to distract themselves from their own regrets, caused by their bad actions. He states that people must have a “friendly attitude" toward themselves in order to be good friend (Ethics, pg. 255). I believe that wicked people are in conflict with themselves, and they seek companionship as a distraction, to escape from themselves. I agree with Aristotle’s view and I would also argue that only a virtuous person can love himself or herself, because bad people are full with inner demons and are unable to love themselves, let alone be a good friend to others. Therefore I believe that without to Self-love, there is no friendship. I don’t believe you can have a fulfilling relationship with anyone without loving yourself. In other words, how can you have respect for someone, if you don’t have respect for yourself?

Aristotle outlined his theory of Virtue Ethics in his book Nicomachean Ethics. Aristotle focused his idea of ethics on agents rather than acts. His main idea is focused on the idea of human character- how can you be a better person? In fact, Aristotle once said: “For we are enquiring not in order to know what virtue is, but in order to become good, since otherwise our enquiry would be of no use.” Aristotle is given the credit for developing the idea of virtue ethics, but many of Plato's cardinal values influenced his ideas. Virtue Ethics is focused on the person's actions, not the consequences of that action. Aristotle believed if you had good moral values, then your actions would be "good" in theory. Rather than defining good actions,

Another great quote is “courage is a painful thing and is justly praised, because it is more difficult to endure what is painful than to abstain from what is pleasant.” Self-control is defines by Aristotle deals with pleasure. Self-control deals with the pleasures of

The philosophy of virtue ethics, which primarily deals with the ways in which a person should live, has puzzled philosophers from the beginning of time. There are many contrasting interpretations regarding how one should live his or her life in the best way possible. It is in my opinion that the Greeks, especially Aristotle, have exhibited the most logical explanation of how to live the "good life". The following paper will attempt to offer a detailed understanding of Aristotle's reasoning relating to his theory of virtue ethics.

Jesus, a Jewish man, lived around two thousand years ago, under the Roman Empire, and Aristotle, on the other hand, lived over three hundred years earlier, in ancient Greece. Though centuries apart, both men greatly influenced Western thought and morality, even through today. It would surprise one to hear than a person had never heard of either figure. While they may not have had the same worldviews, experiences, or religious beliefs, their conceptions of virtue and excellence would not conflict.

Virtue ethics revolves around an individual’s character traits, which often times crosses over to one’s career, or in this case engineering. According to Aristotle, if a person has obtained certain virtues, it will be reflected in their behavior. Engineers have a responsibility to protect the public from harm, as well as promote the public’s wellbeing. Therefore, an engineer must contain several vital character traits, or virtues, in order to perform their job accordingly. In this paper, virtue ethics will be further evaluated as well as applied to the engineering discipline.