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The Human Good Analysis

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When a person is treated as a disease rather than an actual human being, it exposes a symptom of an even bigger illness within our own society. The LGBTQ+ community has become more accepted in modern times, however, there’s is still hate, and stereotyping that dwells within. Often, when a person comes out they are met with the bright light of self-acceptance, but also, they must now face possible danger from others who cannot accept them, especially in the workplace. A person should not have to face discrimination from the workplace from the people they serve due to sexual orientation, society must learn how to overcome their hate and instead value the person for who they are and not for whom they love. I will dive into a case of discrimination …show more content…

However, to him, he was enacting towards following certain principals. One of the major principals that I believe he broke was the principal of The Human Good, by Aristotle, which is that “Human artifacts have distinctive purposes.” It is stating that everything in nature has a purpose, that humans are defined by various ways to achieve happiness, and that we make judgments based on the role someone takes (class notes). I believe that he broke that principle when he got in the way of my friend’s purpose at that time, which is simply to serve him the best way she could and provide customer service. He also got in the way of her achieving her own happiness, which is to be an openly lesbian woman without fear. However, to the man he was enacting the principle in his own interpretation, he probably believes that everything in nature does have a purpose, but the purpose of Jimenez being a lesbian bartender is incorrect to him. He made a judgment on the “role”, that she plays as a lesbian. He does not believe that is her purpose, as he claims that she was not following the “law of man.” The man, however, did not back up his argument with good reasoning. He used fallacies in his argument against her being a lesbian. He used ad hominem, which is an attack on the person rather than her argument, as he states that her sexuality …show more content…

The easier said than done act to stand up against the discriminator is often never done. In this case, no one stood up for Jimenez, not even Jimenez herself. When I say to stand up against, I don’t mean to yell, overreact, or use that as a reason to discriminate others. To me, to stand up against discrimination is to inform the discriminator that their actions are discriminatory and instead ask them why they are stating such statements. I feel that opens a conversation, and helps to get to the root of why he or she feels that way, which in turn helps to educate. The great philosopher Rumi, was tolerant of people from other cultures because he traveled and was able to learn about these different cultures, customs, and people. He preferred to learn than to judge. Education is such an important aspect in the progression against discrimination, and we should model ourselves to learn rather than judge, like Rumi. As Rumi states, “If you are irritated by every rub, how will you be polished?” (Rad, 2010). I interpret this as if a person is not willing to learn, how will you ever grow? If that man would have been able to try to learn about my friend and about homosexuality, maybe he would have gotten a lot closer towards being

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