... their emotions, virtue cannot be an emotion, because virtue is a complete good. Virtue is not a capacity either, because virtue involves choice, not abilities. "Virtues are neither feelings nor capacities" (Nicomachean Ethics 1106a 12). Therefore, virtue is a characteristic of a person that renders good, of which it is the excellence and causes it to perform its function well. In other words, a person with ... Pleasure causes humans to do base actions. Pain keeps us from doing noble actions. Virtue involves maintaining a balance between and pleasure: "For virtue of character is about ple...

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... practical knowledge, that is, knowledge that enables people to act properly and live happily. Aristotle's works on this subject include the Nicomachean Ethics and the Politics." "Aristotle argued that the goal of human beings is happiness, and that we achieve happiness when we fulfill our ... Thus, true knowledge is the knowledge of forms. These central doctrines of Plato's philosophy are called his theory of forms or theory of ideas." "Ethics. Plato based his ethical theory on the proposition that all people desire happiness. Of course, people sometimes act in ways that do not produce ...

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Comparing Aristotle & Kant 1. Aristotle and Kant, in the Nicomachean Ethics and Lectures on Ethics, both have different views on the positive and negative forms of self-love. This difference is clearly distinguished from the start. Aristotle uses the word self-love, also known as ... ...

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... sake of the law,"" requires a conscious decision to follow the law out of reverence for the law as a principle. Aristotle also deals with this issue in a similar way in his Nicomachean Ethics. In his investigation of justice, Aristotle argues that intention is crucial for an action that is in to be considered virtuous. This eliminates the possibility for an act that is ... ...

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