On the Trinity of Teleology, Happiness Ethics and Virtue Ethics

Philosophy and Culture 34 (5):61-74 (2007)
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Large ancient Greek philosophy of Aristotle, with its expertise in the "Ethics", creating a moral of "teleological" "Happiness" and "virtue theory" three-in-ideology. Meaning of the doctrine in its prolific, first, from the negative expression "does not exist wasted" affirmed by the positive 'Jie purpose of all existence ", and" all the actors for the purpose of moving "to all things." intrinsic purpose "statement, completed teleological theoretical. Following then, Aristotle on human nature "natural knowledge" of intellectual discovery, after laying the human brain acuity, developed into a layer of rich soul "born to seek happiness," the virtue demands, laid a happy outlook on life. However, Aristotle also intuition that happiness is not something fall from the sky, but people need to exchange with Jide. Moral theory which is the starting point of life. However, the phrase "for the good is not easy," the voice of experience, forcing the mentality of Aristotle began a long journey. However, there are moral and blessed, "Crawford consensus" in Aristotle's speculative eventually, become the natural things. Life a purpose, that purpose is happiness; to achieve happiness, it is necessary virtue. Purpose, happiness, virtue of the three, each of the question are closely correlated. In this paper a history of ideas to try to stand clear in Aristotle's philosophical system of thought, these three are connected to each other the question, and then two to the dialectical unity of the three. Aristotle, the ancient Greek philosopher, developed the philosophical trinity of teleology, happiness ethics and virtue ethics on the basis of his specialty, ethics. He constructed the theories of teleology by affirming: there is a goal for every being; all actors are goal- directed; and there is internal teleonomy in everything. Then, after confirming the sensible intelligence of human beings, Aristotle further claimed that a rich mind has a natural thirst for happiness and established the outlook of happiness. However, Aristotle was also instinctively aware that happiness doesn't happen for nothing, and men can only gain it by means of their own virtues. Therefore, virtue ethics is the starting point of life. Yet, addressing the difficulty of doing good, Aristotle therein began a long spiritual journey. But since happiness and virtue can't do without each other, their unity is something perfectly justified in Aristotle's philosophy. There is always a goal for one's life, which is happiness. To gain happiness, one must work on his or her virtue. Goals, happiness and virtue are closely interrelated. This paper is attempted to explain, from the perspective of the history of philosophy, how goals, happiness and virtue are interrelated in Aristotle's philosophical framework and to argue for their trinity

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