Do you believe that the good life is also necessarily the happy life, as Aristotle maintained, or do you side with Kant, that the two are not necessarily joined together? Give reasons for your answer.
Kant is correct when stating that the good life and the happy life are not necessarily joined together. As Kant said, I do not dispute the notion that everybody does desire happiness. However, I do dispute Aristotle's opinion that the sole purpose of human creation is to achieve a life of happiness. Mankind was placed on earth with a specific duty in mind, whether that be serving in the US Marines or working as an ER surgeon. A good life for one man could be fighting for his country, working hard each day, eventually leading to his death in combat for something he believed in. The happy life, for the normal person, quite obviously is not that. Another good life could be living a life of conformity, becoming a librarian, and dying at the age of 90 in your hometown. To me that is not a happy life. In conclusion, Kant's pre-Western lifestyle way of viewing humanity, is the correct side whenever Aristotle's moral, boring views come into play.
I am supporting Aristotle's idea that the good life is also necessarily the happy life.Happiness is the fianl goal and purpose of people's life.also,i think the life without happiness can not been called good life.
I side with Kant that the good life and the happy life are not necessarily joined together. Basically, goodness is not equal to happiness. Happiness is actually not the foundation or basis of the moral life, and we could not regard the happiness of other people regardless of how they have achieved it. In order to make Aristotle's idea more accurate, we should probably add some conditions saying "We are only talking about the virtuous people." (Because vicious people could possibly achieve happiness by doing evil works.) Therefore, the value and the definition of both happiness and goodness would heavily depend on the attitude or the will of individual.
I am siding with Aristole on the fact that a good life is a happy life. If you are living with a wife and kids and a job you love going to everyday, you to me are happy. When you are living a good life on Earth you could live a happy life in Heavan. No body can tell you yoou can't be happy. When you are lying about a good life you will not be happy and youwill not live a happy life in Heavan.
I agree with Kant that happiness and the good life are not joined together. People do not have to be happy to have a good life because they might want a better life than what they have. I disagree with Aristotle that the good life is joined with the happy life because Aristotle states you can only be happy if you are virtuous. People judge their own happiness and one person can not tell someone else if they are happy or not. Some people are happy with achieving good grades by cheating and serial killers are happy when they kill people, these are certain examples of vicious people achieving their personal happiness. Aristotle believes that the purpose of human life is to obtain happiness. However, I believe that the purpose of humanity is to make peace with everyone and to create heaven on earth.
Kant is correct when stating that the good life and the happy life are not necessarily joined together. As Kant said, I do not dispute the notion that everybody does desire happiness. However, I do dispute Aristotle's opinion that the sole purpose of human creation is to achieve a life of happiness. Mankind was placed on earth with a specific duty in mind, whether that be serving in the US Marines or working as an ER surgeon. A good life for one man could be fighting for his country, working hard each day, eventually leading to his death in combat for something he believed in. The happy life, for the normal person, quite obviously is not that. Another good life could be living a life of conformity, becoming a librarian, and dying at the age of 90 in your hometown. To me that is not a happy life. In conclusion, Kant's pre-Western lifestyle way of viewing humanity, is the correct side whenever Aristotle's moral, boring views come into play.
ReplyDeleteI am supporting Aristotle's idea that the good life is also necessarily the happy life.Happiness is the fianl goal and purpose of people's life.also,i think the life without happiness can not been called good life.
ReplyDeleteI side with Kant that the good life and the happy life are not necessarily joined together.
ReplyDeleteBasically, goodness is not equal to happiness.
Happiness is actually not the foundation or basis of the moral life, and we could not regard the happiness of other people regardless of how they have achieved it. In order to make Aristotle's idea more accurate, we should probably add some conditions saying "We are only talking about the virtuous people." (Because vicious people could possibly achieve happiness by doing evil works.) Therefore, the value and the definition of both happiness and goodness would heavily depend on the attitude or the will of individual.
I am siding with Aristole on the fact that a good life is a happy life. If you are living with a wife and kids and a job you love going to everyday, you to me are happy. When you are living a good life on Earth you could live a happy life in Heavan. No body can tell you yoou can't be happy. When you are lying about a good life you will not be happy and youwill not live a happy life in Heavan.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Kant that happiness and the good life are not joined together. People do not have to be happy to have a good life because they might want a better life than what they have. I disagree with Aristotle that the good life is joined with the happy life because Aristotle states you can only be happy if you are virtuous. People judge their own happiness and one person can not tell someone else if they are happy or not. Some people are happy with achieving good grades by cheating and serial killers are happy when they kill people, these are certain examples of vicious people achieving their personal happiness. Aristotle believes that the purpose of human life is to obtain happiness. However, I believe that the purpose of humanity is to make peace with everyone and to create heaven on earth.
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