Aristotle And Relationships At Work

In the book, If Aristotle Ran General Motors, Tom Morris argues that the teachings of the ancients can and should be applied to today's corporation. His message is that the four virtues - truth, beauty, goodness, and unity - form the foundation of human excellence. Putting them into practice leads not only to self-fulfillment, but ultimately to an open, nurturing, and ethical workplace that is more productive and successful in the long-term. The purpose of this essay is to examine how Morris treats the system of ethics in relation to these four virtues.

In the book, If Aristotle Ran General Motors, Tom Morris argues that the teachings of the ancients can and should be applied to today's corporation. His message is that the four virtues - truth, beauty, goodness, and unity - form the foundation of human excellence. Putting them into practice leads not only to self-fulfillment, but ultimately to an open, nurturing, and ethical workplace that is more productive and successful in the long-term. The purpose of this essay is to examine how Morris treats the system of ethics in relation to these four virtues.

Edward Jones provides financial services for individual investors in the United States and through its affiliate in Canada. Every part of the firm 's business, from the types of investment options offered to the location of branch offices, is designed to cater to individual investors in the communities in which they live and work. Edward Jones practices job enrichment which means giving employees higher level of responsibility and skill. It is very family orientated. They help employees with their careers and that understands not all careers and built the same. They have a purpose and a mission everyone must abide by.

We are social creatures. We surround ourselves with other human beings, our friends. It is in our nature. We are constantly trying to broaden the circumference of our circle of friends. Aristotle understood the importance of friendship, books VIII and IX of the Nicomachean Ethics deal solely with this topic. A modern day definition of a friend can be defined as “one joined to another in intimacy and mutual benevolence independently of sexual or family love”. (Oxford English Dictionary). Aristotle’s view on friendship is much broader than this. His arguments are certainly not flawless. In this essay I will outline what Aristotle said about friendship in the Nichomachaen Ethics and highlight possible

Abstract The purpose of this paper is to discuss the relationship among professional values, ethics, and career success. A person’s personal values and ethics can influence their professional values and ethics in the workplace. Finding the right balance between personal and professional views in the workplace will help foster a successful career. This paper will cover professional values and ethics and how they can influence the success of a career. Also discussed is how professional values and ethics are based on the foundations of personal values, professional and academic

There are a variety of different ethical systems that have developed of the course of millennia. However, even though the subject has been covered so thoroughly, it is still heavily debated. The varieties of ethical systems that are in existence look at various ethical problems from different perspectives and can be applied differently in different circumstances. Because of the subjective aspects to applying ethics, they can be as much an art as they are a science. Ethics are something that must be practiced and really cannot be perfected. In this way, studying ethics is a continual process that does not really stop. This paper will argue that ethics are the most important subject that an individual can pursue.

Aristotle wrote the first book ever written about ethics titles “The Nicomachean Ethics,” and it is still one of the greatest and most influential. Its purpose is to teach us to be virtuous rather than to understand what virtue is. (Aristotle, 2009)

The word “entertain” in this context means to be open minded and ask questions. Aristotle is conveying that when someone discusses a topic, others should listen with an open mind and try to understand the speaker’s perspective. One might not accept the speaker’s argument, but they should still listen and understand. An educated person, who is knowledgeable about various topics and could relate or understand the correlation between the topics is more likely to “entertain” than someone who is not that educated and as such has limited knowledge. Such less educated people, might become very divisive and not even “listen” or entertain other people’s views. Whereas an educated mind will “entertain” a point of view and will either accept it or

It explains what is the proper course of action vs the improper course of action for an individual. All ends, activities, and works are aimed at a particular good but these particular goods are essentially a precursor for the ultimate good of happiness. They are goods sought after for the aim of happiness. Wealth is a good that results from the art of household management and victory from the art of war . These arts will fall under a greater art, such as the art of political science, which pursues the greatest good for a political association . Thus, the reasoning previously mentioned in reference to “The Politics of Aristotle” is evidently connected to the logic present in “Nicomachean Ethics”. The most comprehensive association of all will pursue the greatest good of all,

The anagnorisis is the moment when a character in the tragedy has an important discovery, goes from ignorant to knowledgable. As the King’s hamartia, which is his pride, leads him plant to kill the servant to be sure that his lineage remains ‘royal’. However because of a switch of potions, he believes that he has killed his daughter, the princess. This death causes a chain reaction which results in the suicide of the servant as well as the queen. When the king has his anagnorisis and realizes that he is the reason for all these deaths he says “My life no longer has any meaning”. He feels remorse for what he has done and the proceeds to commit suicide as retribution.

place to work is therefore a company where the employee can trust management takes pride in

Interviewer: Hello Aristotle. My name is Christina Dodson. It is an honor and a privilege to get to meet you. I will be interviewing you today about a movie you just recently watched called, Requiem for a Dream. Let’s take a second to refresh ourselves with the movie, shall we?

Based upon Aristotle's ethics of friendship, there are three different kinds of friendships that I will need to consider as I analyze if friendship can alter our perception of the truth. The first type of friendship that can alter our perception of the truth is called pleasure-based friendship, which is centered around two people being friends with one another because they provide each other with emotional sensations in exchange. Similarly, the second type of friendship that can alter our perception of the truth is called utility-based friendship, which is centered around two people being friends with one another because they provide each other with advantageous situational benefits in exchange. Thus, my answer to this question is that yes,

“The difference between a good place to work and a great place to work can be seen in business results. Great places to work realize increased customer loyalty and profitability. Costs are down as seen in measures of turnover, resistance to change, and healthcare costs.” (Stopper)

In his book, Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle presents five main components that encapsulate civic relationships: happiness, virtues, deliberation, justice and friendship. Aristotle introduces the concept of utilitarianism, which is key to the thoughts and ideas he portrays in Nicomachean Ethics because according to him, one must do whatever will bring the individual the greatest good. As human beings, we must focus on the good purpose-- on the end product of what we set our minds to. This is where the five components of civic relationships come in; each one plays a key role in order to solve this equation of seeking the greatest good. In this case, we will analyze, compare and contrast exactly what the greatest good in civic relationships consists of and see in what ways Aristotle’s ideas are similar and different to the perceptions of successful, present day workplaces in the United States according to Great Place to Work Institute.