Compare And Contrast Aristotle And Jesus

When comparing Aristotle and Jesus, we should look at the different beliefs the two have about life, and virtue by asking questions such as; what are we all pursing in this life? Or, what exactly is virtue, and how does Aristotle’s and Jesus’s view compare to each other? Another question that presents its self when reading about these two is, what exactly makes somebody character truly virtuous or moral? Although there is no one for sure answer to these question, both Aristotle and Jesus devoted there life’s to study and teach about what they believed were the answers and it brings two very different but very interesting points of views on how Greek and Christian view the world. Aristotle was a believer that all we do in this life pursue

He believes that someone cant just decide weather they were happy or not but rather that there were certain virtues that if preformed would enable somebody to be happy. Virtues acts such as courage, temperance, wittiness, modesty, patience and friendliness are a few of these virtues. In the Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle defines virtue as “a characteristic involving choice, and that it consists in observing the mean relative to us, a mean which is defined by a rational principle, such as a man of practical wisdom would use to determine

However, you could learn moral goodness, but, that it is a result of habit. The only way to improve is with time, practice, and encouragement. Also if somebody is not virtuous or does not have good morals, they just need a better teacher or need to practice it more.

Keep in mind that, Aristotle also believes that you also can not be virtues if you are ugly, poor, or a woman. Because how could you give advice and communicate with others if you were ugly, and how could you give to the poor or be generous if you were to poor? Women on the other hand, according to what Aristotle thought, were just not capable of being a virtuous person.

Jesus however, has much different beliefs. He believes there is a certain way to live in order to achieve the greater things in the after life. For doing the right thing for god is the way we all need to live. At times in the story “Sermon on the mount,” it can sound very radical. Saying things such as "Whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery," and "If you say, 'You fool, ' you will be liable to the hell of