Another one of Aristotle’s philosophy was regarding the emotion and selective perception that summarized by B.R. Hergenhahn in History of Psychology’s text book (p.56- 57). Aristotle brought the awareness on emotion when he proposed that without emotion, humans could be missing on what is relevant (S.Nancy, 1989). He suggested that emotions influenced and intensified one’s behavior. For instance, people who are afraid tend to run faster after being threatened by a snake as compared to leisurely jogging. When people are angered they have a tendency to pick a fight because emotion can drive one’s motive of action. Anger can be excited from the injury that someone has caused and fear does elicited when facing danger and both happened because of the presence of cognition process. Aristotle added that the emotion cannot be blind feelings but intended by directed states.
Furthermore, the way people perceive things can also be influenced by the emotion and this is called as selective perception. The virtues and vices can be included in one’s perception on things or to other people. According to the writer, S.Nancy, 1989, “Virtues are defined as states by which we stand well or badly with regard to feelings”. For example, if someone is hating the other one, even for something good, he or she will deny the good side of that person because of bad perception that he or she has on that particular person. People can be responding on their emotional sensitivity to act on certain circumstances. The important point by Aristotle on the perception was it is not just our perception on things what matters but the perception and emotional impact from others to our presence determine whether we become vulnerable to them. Aristotle added that our per...
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... about the existence of soul and its types and functions. Some scholars just expanded and provide more explanation on others ideas or theories. Their ideas and theories after all give inspiration and become as a guideline for us to use in our daily life. Third, the application of the theories or ideas into daily life could be good. As Aristotle claimed that perception should be dual play, we perceive from others as well how others perceive about us what is important. Thus, we need to take care of others’ feelings so that they do not think that our presence as a threat. Plus, if we know how much important the idea of emotion is driving the action, we can learn how to control the excessive emotions like anger, sad, and fear perhaps by the positive thoughts because sometimes our emotions can be exaggerated or another way by seeking help from the health professionals.
This is demonstrated in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics. On the other hand, the proposition can't be comprehended without an understanding of what precisely an air is. Aristotle accepted that demeanors are one of three aggregations of things that make up the spirit. Emotions and limits are the other two; they contrast from manners in that they are not inclined reactions.
Aristotle tries to draw a general understanding of the human good, exploring the causes of human actions, trying to identify the most common ultimate purpose of human actions. Indeed, Aristotelian’s ethics, also investigates through the psychological and the spiritual realms of human beings.
To being we must understand what a virtue is; this is because for Aristotle moral virtue is both a disposition and an action. Disposition
To achieve this topic, I have sectioned my paper into three main sections, in which I have subsections supporting. In the first section, I will provide much information about Aristotle and his beliefs in virtue and obtaining happiness. Using information from his book of ethics I will provide examples and quote on quote statements to support his views. In the second section, I will provide my agreements as to why I relate and very fond of Aristotle’s book of Nicomachean Ethics. In the third section, I will provide research as to why there are such objections to Aristotle’s book of ethics, and counter act as to why I disagree with them. Lastly I will conclude much of my and as well as Aristotle’s views on ethics and why I so strongly agree with this route of ethics for humans.
Aristotle’s thoughts on ethics conclude that all humans must have a purpose in life in order to be happy. I believe that some of the basics of his ideas still hold true today. This essay points out some of those ideas.
Aristotle believes that virtue is strongly associated with pleasure and pain within actions and feelings (1104b 9), if an individual is able to reject something that is pleasurable and be okay with that decision then they are considered level-headed, however, if that person is bothered by avoiding the pleasurable thing, then they are uncontrolled. Aristotle states, “There are three conditions arising in the soul—feelings, capacities and states— virtue must be one of these.” (1105b 20). In other words, feelings that are derived from pleasure and pain, what the person is capable of doing with these feelings and states describes what our lives entail when our feelings are good or bad. However, Aristotle believes that “states” is what virtues
In The Metaphysics, Aristotle states, “All men by nature desire to know.” Although, this is a generalization, of this insightful statement about the nature of humans and human understanding this statement truly captures what Aristotle was trying to figure out about humans and their thinking. Everyone has a desire to know or to understand. As rational beings we tend to contemplate very simple ideas to the most complicated, like our existence, or parts of the universe, or the universe as a whole. Aristotle is known as the father of modern day psychology and biology, even though many of his ideas of these two sciences was proven incorrect. The most important concepts of Aristotle’s theory of human understanding are the notion of cause, the infinite, and the soul.
In Book II, Aristotle makes a distinction between two types of virtues; those which are considered ethical and those which are considered intellectual. Ethical virtues deal with actions of courage, generosity, and moderation. Intellectual virtues deal with wisdom and contemplation. Ethical virtues are created through habitual actions. Aristotle says that humans are not born with a natural capacity for virtue. He believes that education and cultivation as youth by one’s parents are pivotal in setting up humans’ ability in making virtuous acts habitual. He feels that humans have to perform virtuous actions as much as possible and through this humans can make a step in becoming virtuous. Aristotle also states that ethical virtues have to be attended by pleasure. He believes that humans cannot be pained when committing a virtuous action. If a human is pained by an action then it is not considered virtuous.
The pursuit of knowledge has led many a philosopher to wonder what the purpose of life truly is, and how the material and immaterial are connected. The simple fact is, we can never know for certain. Arguments can be made, words can be thrown around, and rationale can be supported, but we as mere humans are not capable of arriving at the perfect understanding of life. Nonetheless, in the war against our own ignorance, we seek possible explanations to explain that which science and math cannot. Philosopher 's such as Plato and Aristotle have made notable contributions to our idea of the soul and its role in the grand scheme of life, while some, such as Descartes, have taken a more metaphysical view by pondering the impact one 's mind has on
In conclusion, it remains that, even after being around for over 2000 years, Aristotle’s philosophy on human nature remains one of the most accurate questions to the eternal question of “what is human nature?” It may not, in the end, prove to be the correct answer to the question, in fact, it may very well be possible that there is no definite answer possible. But until scholars and students in programs such as ours can find a suitable replacement, his analysis will remain superior to all others.
The soul can be defined as a perennial enigma that one may never understand. But many people rose to the challenge of effectively explaining just what the soul is about, along with outlining its desires. Three of these people are Plato, Aristotle, and Augustine. Even though all three had distinctive views, the similarities between their views are strikingly vivid. The soul indeed is an enigma to mankind and the only rational explanation of its being is yet to come and may never arrive.
One of Aristotle’s conclusions in the first book of Nicomachean Ethics is that “human good turns out to be the soul’s activity that expresses virtue”(EN 1.7.1098a17). This conclusion can be explicated with Aristotle’s definitions and reasonings concerning good, activity of soul, and excellence through virtue; all with respect to happiness.
Many of Aristotle’s teachings have shown remarkable insight into the human mind, especially considering the time in which he lived. Just as some of his teachings on physics were held as true for nearly 2000 years, many of his teachings on the human mind were well ahead of his time. His method of study and experimentation, followed by logical deduction are the basis for all sciences now, something which was completely new when he wrote of this approach.
fact how we behave and what we feel is only the tip of the iceberg. I
Our physical features and soul works together to form what we are as human being. We think and act as our mind and our heart orders us to do so, but with the mind and heart, we also hear our inner voice which dictates us what is right or wrong and what we should do and what we should not. Any action when performed is considered as our self, in other words, physical aspect of our body. Our activities like Growth, Self nourishment, Decay, Movement and Rest, Perception and Intellect (“Aristotle on the Soul” 2) are all the functions of our soul. It is our soul that helps us to think rationally and makes us realize our own self, our own real potentials and an absence of any one may renders us into beast. Self is a realization of ourselves in a certain particular way which helps to nourish our natural talents and makes us understand our vices and virtues. puts forward that our emotions like anger, pity, love, courage and hate involve our body which is central to our self but are controlled by our soul. If we want to do something, we think about it, this thinking is a dictate of our soul while action is predominantly physical act of our body. Aristotle posits his view on the basis of Hylomorphism emphasizing the concept of body and soul being an embodiment of matter-formism (“Hylomorphism and Functionalism” 63). In other words, he formulates the soul as a “form of the body” which in turn is considered as a matter of the soul as our body is formed of the matter (Granger 5). His theory is based on the scientific reasoning related with the formation of the different facets of human bodies, nutrition aspects of plant moments and reasoning power of human beings. Each aspect of all these living things is a mathematical formulation that constitutes its different parts and relationship to each other. Aristotle’s rational justification and the practical