... business' ultimate purpose is a hypothetical imperative, therefore it is not a moral according to Kant's ethics. The third ethical theory is Virtue ethics. It has originated from the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle and it makes a parallel between the actuality and potentiality of an organism.4 For example, a caterpillar is actually a caterpillar but it has the potential to become a butterfly. According to the theory ... ...

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... , the causal forces of physics etc. Aquinas: Aquinas spent many years writing long tracts trying to reconcile the 'science' of his day and the theology of Christianity, mostly by using Aristotle. The piece we read is pretty short, but here is the basic idea: Man is essentially rational, which for Aquinas means essentially virtuous. what makes virtues good? God presents a model ... ...

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The goal of a philosopher is to come up with a theory that will be able to be applied in the world and prove to be successful. Ethical philosophers such as Aristotle, Mill, and Kant think of ways to better the world through morality in people. They form ideas that will be helpful in dealing with ethical issues of the world that ... ...

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... , such philosophies as "behaviourism" and "eliminative materialism" had to be rejected by Ayn Rand on behalf of their claims that consciousness is an illusion. In her beliefs, she also follows Aristotle's dictum "A is A" - "a thing is what it is and not some other thing" (par 4). It was her third axiom, the so called axiom of identity. What follows, consciousness is what it ... ...

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