wWhereas others may consider their job as a source of pleasure. While still, someothers might say that money gives them power and satisfaction. Ultimately, money is not in any way correlated to happiness, and will not buy happiness. There are several physiological factors which make one happy besides money. There is an explicit difference between materialism and happiness.
Some benefits that may motivate them to seek better opportunities within their career may be the thought of money bringing happiness and also they will practice living the good life. Developing a good character requires a strong effort of will to do the right thing, even in difficult situations. The general idea that happiness is a result of the wealth is skewed from reality. Wealth is a means to happiness, not actual happiness, one who is wealthy, but is unable to actually use the money is not happy. Aristotle feels the good for man is something that is not dependent on anything else, so being wealthy is not something desirable.
Aristotle, an ancient Greek philosopher, and author of Nicomachean Ethics, presented his theory of happiness which incorporates major ideas controversial to many. To Aristotle, happiness is not a temporary state mind, but rather, a long term goal, and in effort for humans to achieve this goal, we need to have good morals, or as he states, “complete virtue.” Haidt, author of The Happiness Hypothesis, presents two ideas himself: the attachment theory and the adaptation principle. They both offer two different views which validate and refute Aristotle’s theory of happiness. Finally, Sigmund Freud’s “Civilization and its Discontents” presents the idea that society has tarnished the human being in irreversible ways. From these texts, it is clear that the attachment theory is accommodated by the Aristotelian envision of happiness since it complies with his idea that social attachments are necessary to be fully happy.
Like what Matthie Ricard (2007) said “Happiness is a state of inner fulfillment, not the gratification of inexhaustible desires for outward things.” (p. 31) Happiness is not about material wealth. It can be assumed that a person is happy because of money but like what people say “money can’t buy happiness”. Aside from that, many things in life hinder people’s happiness. Life is not complete without struggles. Those problems and challenges help people grow.
Aristotle seemed to observe people using the word virtue to name a person’s action which they did correctly. According to Aristotle, a human must perform actions in society to determine if they are finding the co... ... middle of paper ... ... have healthy bodies to live and with the correct amount of virtues, we can have a balanced character to achieve happiness. If we do not have the right amount of either one, our goal of happiness remains out of reach. Aristotle in a way creates a recipe for happiness because our tool is reasoning and the ingredients are virtues. Since he did not write down a cup of courage or a pinch of patience, humans need to find out themselves how much of the virtues to add.
Aristotle argues that although ‘pleasurable amusements’ satisfy his formal criteria for the good, since they are chosen for their own sake and are complete in themselves, nonetheless, they do not make up the good life since, “it would be absurd if our end were amusement, and we laboured and suffered all our lives for the sake of amusing ourselves.” Happiness can be viewed as wealth, honour, pleasure, or virtue. Aristotle believes that wealth is not happiness, because wealth is just an economic value, but can be used to gain some happiness; wealth is a means to further ends. The good life, according to Aristotle, is an end in itself. Similar to wealth, honour is not happiness because honour emphases on the individuals who honour in comparison to the honouree. Honour is external, but happiness is not.
Plato’s intellectual approach to the good life departs from the more common dependence on experience to acquire the knowledge involved in living a good life and finding happiness. His reserve about this idea, despite its significance in his metaphysics and ethics, is principally accountable for the vagueness of his notion of happiness and what it is to lead a good life, excepting the assertion that people are best off if they do what they want and according to self-preservation. In just what way the thinkers' knowledge offers a concrete foundation for the good life of the public and the however vacuous bulk of the citizens remains an open question; beyond the notion that ... ... middle of paper ... ... being content with ourselves. If we are constantly fighting our urges because some supreme being told us to, we are not fighting those urges for the right reason and we’re also less likely to follow the commands, however righteous they may be. Even if we are fighting urges, we’re still not content, and that means we are not at peace.
An Exposition of Aristotelian Virtues In his Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle explores virtues as necessary conditions for being happy. A virtuous person is a person with a disposition toward virtuous actions and who derives pleasure from behaving virtuously. Aristotle distinguishes between two types of human virtue: virtues of thought and virtues of character. Virtues of thought are acquired through learning and include virtues like wisdom and prudence; virtues of character include bravery and charity, which are acquired by habituation and require external goods to develop. As a consequence, not all people can acquire virtues of character because not all people have the external goods and resources required to develop that disposition.
Although, In both views reasonable insight in ones desire is the key the differences lies in the measure of this reason. Socrates believes that all you need in life to be happy is to have virtue and even though I agree with that I also believe that there is more to that to be happy. Virtue is a great trait that can bring praise and respect but that is not what makes all people happy. People 's happiness is based on doing what gives them joy and pleasure. Socrates mostly focus is on virtue and he believes that is sufficient for happiness, but we all can agree that there are people without virtue but live happy.
Like what Matthie Ricard (2007) said “Happiness is a state of inner fulfillment, not the gratification of inexhaustible desires for outward things.” (p. 31) Happiness is not about material wealth. It can be assumed that a person is happy because of money but like what people say “money can’t buy happiness”. Aside from that, many things in life hinder people’s happiness. Life is not complete without struggles. Those problems and challenges help people grow.