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"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." Confucius is a teacher, philosopher and a political theories. The Confucianism is an ancient Chinese belief system that serves as an ethical guide to life and living with strong character. The main idea of Confucianism is the importance of having a good moral character, which can then affect the world around that person through the idea of “cosmic harmony.” -
“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing", one of the famous quotes of Socrates or also known as "The Founding Father of Western Philosophy". The philosophy of Socrates mainly focuses on examines how we should live. This led him to discussions on various virtues, things like wisdom, justice, courage, piety, and so on. -
“Love is a serious mental disease". Only one of the quotes of this ancient philosopher. Plato is an ancient Greek philosopher who's a student of Socrates and believes in the virtue-based eudemonistic conception of ethics. He also famous of his theory of forms which he believes that there's two worlds which are the world of "becoming" and world of "being".
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"Happiness depends upon ourselves". Aristotle’s ethics has inspired the field of virtue theory, an approach to ethics that emphasizes human well-being and the development of character. Aristotle’s thought also constitutes an important current in other fields of contemporary philosophy, especially metaphysics, political philosophy, and the philosophy of science.
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"Curiosity is the lust of the mind". Thomas Hobbes as a philosopher, he believed that everything in the world exclusively physical in nature, allowing no room for the existence of the natural entities, such as the mind. He also consider people as machine due to being purely physical. -
"Man must be disciplined, for he is by nature raw and wild". Kant's ethical system is built around the idea of a "categorical imperative," which is an overarching moral precept that states that one should always recognize the humanity in others and that one should only act in line with moral standards that may apply to everyone. -
“Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.” The famous work Utilitarianism (1861) by John Stuart Mill (1806–1873) is the most comprehensive articulation of his ethical philosophy. Its objective is to defend the utilitarian principle as the moral compass. According to this idea, deeds are right in proportion to how much they serve to advance general happiness. -
"The principles of justice are chosen behind a veil of ignorance". According to Rawls, only when a "veil of ignorance" was in place could people come to a fair and unbiased contract as true equals who were unaffected by their social standing. They would be forced to make social justice decisions for their society solely using human reason.
