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“An unexamined life is not worth living.” Socrates was a Greek philosopher from Athens who is widely considered to be the father of Western philosophy. Plato's dialogues, which have contributed significantly to the disciplines of ethics and education, are his most famous works. He felt that virtue could be discovered, even if he did not claim to know it himself, and that those who conduct badly do so only because they are unaware of or misunderstand the true nature of virtue. -
“Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.” Plato was a philosopher in classical Greece and the founder of the Academy in Athens, which is regarded the first university in the Western world. Plato's philosophy of virtue and human satisfaction is concerned with how individuals attempt to live happy lives. Plato believes that the wise person utilizes her mind to comprehend moral truth and then applies it in her daily life. -
The Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle's main treatise on ethics, was dedicated to either his father or son, both of whom were called Nicomachus, a prominent name in his family. Aristotle believed that regular practice was the greatest way to make ethical persons. He believed that men who are trained to be ethical in little issues as boys will naturally act ethically in all situations as they age.
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“Words are the money of fools.” Hobbes is primarily recognized for his political ideas, which he certainly deserves. His central emphasis is the issue of social and political order: how humans may coexist peacefully and avoid the risk and terror of civil war. Laws are legitimate, according to a positivist, not because they are based on natural law, but because they are established by legal power and accepted by society. -
The most well-known aspect of Kant's ethics is his explanation of the categorical imperative, which was published in 1785 in his Fundamental Principles of Metaphysics of Ethics. This terrifying term is only a fancy way of emphasizing that certain activities, such as truth-telling, must always be taken and certain standards must always be kept.
