Moral Philosophy
According to Hedonism, happiness and pleasure are of the highest and ultimate intrinsic value. John Stuart Mills, a classical Utilitarian, stated that “The Utilitarian doctrines is that happiness is desirable, and the only thing desirable, as an end; all other things being desirable as a means to that end.” (Rachels 108) Utilitarianism and Hedonism go hand in hand in this situation. There are several aspects of Hedonism that are best defined by the works of Aristotle, Midgely, Frankenna, and James Rachels. These authors take several different, but through approaches to the different ideas of Hedonism. Aristotle bases his arguments on Hedonism in the fact that happiness comes from fulfilling our nature, and human nature is rooted in excellence. He states that the “highest good must be something final” (Nichomachean Ethics 200) He describes the inherent good for all of mankind is happiness and fulfilling our virtues in an excellent way. The two kinds of virtue that Aristotle points out is intellectual virtue(divine) and moral virtue(generosity and self control). There are also two counterparts of the human psyche, divine reason and animal desire. Aristotle says that we as humans need to find a middle ground for our emotions to
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Approximate Word count = 1969
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)
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