Ethical Philosophy Timeline (Petilla)

  • Socrates
    469 BCE

    Socrates

    He believed people only do wrong due to the spur of the moment, for the benefits appear to overlap the costs.
  • Plato
    428 BCE

    Plato

    For people have had misconceptions of how they must live a happy life, Plato has challenged most people's views on goodness. "Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others."
  • Aristotle
    384 BCE

    Aristotle

    He argued that virtues are good habits that we acquire, which regulate our emotions.
  • Utilitarianism

    "Do whatever produces the greatest good for the greatest number."
  • Thomas Hobbes

    Thomas Hobbes

    His philosophy, moral positivism, anticipates the chaotic outcome when people do not abide the law.