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-One of the most intriguing paradoxes he helped his students investigate was the existence of willpower weakness — doing wrong when you sincerely knew what was right. He appeared to believe otherwise: people only did evil when the perceived benefits seemed to outweigh the costs at the time. As a result, mastering what he called "the art of measurement," rectifying the errors that skew one's analyses of benefit and cost, is central to the formation of personal ethics. -
"No one commits an evil act knowingly and doing wrong arises out of ignorance."
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-He is among the greatest philosophers of the world, and is viewed by many scholars as the most important Philosopher of Western civilization. For him, moral values are objective in the sense that they exist in a spirit-like realm beyond subjective human conventions. His major objective is to challenge the views most people have about goodness, for it is here that they go disastrously wrong in trying to live happy lives. -
"It is only by being virtuous that we can hope to be happy."
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-In Arabic Philosophy, he was known as "The First Teacher;" in the West, he was "The Philosopher." His predisposition lies upon the fact that most virtues fall at a mean between extreme character traits. Duly, if one is to be decisive in making decisive in making decisions , he must use his reasons or seek assistance from reason or support from reason. Moreover, his principle -- The Golden mean Principle -- can be used in determining and planning for profit in business. -
"To be happy, live a life of moderation."
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-Moral positivism is far more than just repudiation of universal, objective, and immutable moral rules. There will always be some shift in standards whenever the good is limited to identifiable norms and not left in a condition of universal inclusion of the wickedness. Hobbes' subjectivity connotes that people would act on their evil impulses if left alone for themselves; therefore, they should not be trusted to make decisions on their own. -
"Human beings are basically selfish creatures who would do anything to improve their position."
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-Utilitarianism is a moral philosophy that argues for strategies that support satisfaction in life while opposing actions that cause misery or harm. According to utilitarianism, a conduct is right if it leads throughout the wellbeing of the largest number of people in a society or group. Respectively, an act is good if and when it gives good results, if it works, if it makes one successful, and if it makes one attain his or her purpose. Otherwise, it is bad. -
"Do whatever produces the greatest good for the greatest number."