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For Asians, the (blank) is the person in communion with his/her fellow humans. Beings, and in harmony with the Cosmic Forces.
Good person
Once the communion is attained, one begins to act as a good person, a person whose self-realization is immediately
harmonious and nondestructive.
s a broad term for theories that emphasize the role of character and virtue in moral philosophy rather than either doing one’s duty or acting in order to bring about good consequences.
Virtue ethics
A virtue ethicist is likely to give you this kind of moral advice:
“Act as a virtuous person would act in your situation.
who believed that the good or purpose of the human person is to be found in another realm
Plato,
another realm of plato
World of Forms
contradicts this by saying that the proper good of the human person is achievable in this world through the practical cultivation of Virtues (
Aristotle
emphasizes how spiritual growth can be achieved only by working on yourself everyday, and how the process never really ends, although you become selfactualized on the way.
Nicomachean Ethics
Aristotle considers that (blank)is not merely a matter of knowing the good but doing or practicing the good habitually.
morality
ergon
function
If one has fully understood what being human essentially aims to and do the necessary things to fulfill our function (ergon) in the most excellent way possible,(blank) happens.
self-actualization
emphasized the questions regarding what is good or bad for the human person with respect to his ultimate goal of attaining selffulfillment.
Aristotle
is grounded in the formation of one’s character-a way of being and living in harmony with the human person’s highest purpose
Aristotle's ethical view
To fulfil our function (ergon) in the most excellent way possible is to live ethically, to achieve a state of flourishing suited to a
rational being
Aristotle assumes that any activity, practical or theoretical, aims towards some
end or good.
He believes that almost all ends are not ends in themselves but rather, conduits for a
higher end-purpose
This highest purpose or the ultimate good of the human person is what he calls as the
Eudaimonia (HAPPINESS).
for Aristotle is the Ultimate Goal of the human person because of the followin
Self-Sufficient
Final
Attainable
it makes human life complete.
Self-Sufficient
It is desired for itself and not for the sake of something else.
Final
