Contemporary Moral Problems

Book Review Chapter 1: Ethical Theories:

Aristotle: Happiness and Virtue

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Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Contemporary-Moral-Problems-James-White/dp/0534584306/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233793391&sr=8-1

Quote:  “with the greatest sufferings and misfortunes, but a man who was living so no one would call happy unless he were maintaining a thesis at all cost”

    For my personal reaction on this statement, it shows that everyone can be happy but not at all time because according to the statement he can be happy as long as there are maintaining a theory every time, so that being happy is not what you got all the things in you life but is like having a good idea and never lost this idea at all time this is according to the statement. 

Learning Expectation:

·         Who is the author of the book

·         I want to know what the meaning of Happiness is.

·         I want to know what the meaning of virtue is.

·         I want to know if this theory is applicable in my personal life.

·         I want to gain more knowledge in studying Ethical Theories.

Review:

To start the review let me first discuss who the author of the book is, he is Aristotle he is one of the famous philosopher in the world. He is famous in formulation of traditional logic he also argues that all human seek happiness in life which will be discuss in the book.

The book show that the happiness seeks by the people is real because they are happy in different way and angle which is true but the happiness they achieve is temporary. Happiness is one thing that is desirable. The book also covers those two kinds of virtue in life, 

So in generalization this book talks about the theories of Aristotle and how the happiness and virtue connected to each other but in different meaning, and also which is good and why the two connected,

What I’ve learned:

·         I learned who the author of the book is.

·         I learned what the meaning of Happiness is.

·         I learned what the meaning of Virtue is.

·         I learned that there are two kind of virtue.

Questions:

1.    Do you think happiness is real?

2.    What is the Happiness of life?

3.    Do you achieve the happiness with other people?

4.    Do you think is this happening today?

5.    Is it good to become happy while you are doing the wrong thing?

Citation: (James E. White, St. Cloud State University, 2003)