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An antique mind in the Athenian age. Socrates is one of the Philosophers who questioned foundational beliefs of the past Greece, that led him to a certain death. His major contribution to ethical thinking is, "People only do wrong when at the moment the perceived benefits outweighs the cost of doing right". in addition, he also stated that; "A person will commit only moral evil if he lack moral knowledge". A kind of thinking that even today's youth could contemplate with.
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Known as one the greatest philosophers of today's time and is viewed as an important fragment of Philosophy in the western civilization. He stated that "value's are objective in a sense". In addition he also uttered that "moral value exist in a spirit realm where humans don't coexist." A Philosophy that helped shaped ethics as it is right now is taken from him. it is "It is only by being virtuous that one can be happy in his living". He defined ethics centuries before humanity's flourishing.
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A witness of Philosophy, Aristotle was knowns as the "First Teacher" and "The Philosopher" in certain places. His philosophy is kind of rounds up the other ethical philosophies. He that actions are right and wrong depending on its considerations. He believed that virtues are not in born nor inheritable, it is through experience we acquire this knowledge. In his Golden Mean Principle, He stated "To be happy, live a life of moderation. In everything that we do we must avoid extremes.".
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A thinker of modernity. Had a lot of interest but was engaged fully on political philosophy. He believed that "human beings are selfish creatures who would do anything to surpass any other humans". Hobbes moral positivism anticipated that without laws to be followed, humans would dismantle justice and would live in chaos. Moral positivism in business applications:
a. Businesses must follow laws
b. Businesses must create policies
c. Should promote common good with the employee's
d. and etc.
