anything about aristotelian ethics.
2007-01-02 04:23:41 · 4 answers · asked by Oyenz 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
The ruling class, along with the military, protects us and keeps us in line so that we may work to better the whole society.
2007-01-02 04:34:18 · answer #1 · answered by Eva 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics? It's about what exactly the "best" life is and how to achieve it. Essentially he believes that happiness is what leads to the best life, and there are a whole bunch of theories to support it. It's a long and exhausting reading I had to do for my philosophy class, good luck.
2007-01-02 04:33:16 · answer #2 · answered by Julie B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aristotle believed that ethical knowledge is not certain knowledge (like metaphysics and epistemology) but is general knowledge.
Because it is not a theoretical discipline, he thought a person had to study in order to become "good." If a person was to become virtuous, they could not simply study what virtue is, they had to actually do virtuous activity.
"We are not studying in order to know what virtue is, but to become good, for otherwise there would be no profit in it."
2007-01-02 04:32:53 · answer #3 · answered by Richard H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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man, i really wish that i were actually studying the philosophies of the great philosophers so i could relate to you guys about them.
sadly, i am not. although one day i will.
2007-01-02 04:47:01 · answer #4 · answered by The 35th of the Order 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋