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Aristotle's Critique Of The "Good" And "Evil" Of The Soul

Posted on:2021-05-21Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:D B L WuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2415330620467559Subject:Ethics
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Aristotle's ethics starts with the study of the essential activities of life,and then rationally interprets the “good” and “evil” of the soul from a primitive,cognitive,and general sense.This “rationality” "Is reflected in the perspective of "relative to human",highlighting human divinity.Firstly,this paper discusses Socrates' view of soul from the perspective of ethics,and reveals the relationship between the soul and body.Then from Plato's view of the soul to draw out the importance of reason,the last analysis of their soul thought of the inheritance of the relationship,and its specific performance in practice.This paper does not simply elaborate on the predecessors' ethical research,but selects the research object of Socrates,summarizes Plato's theory of soul hierarchy,and presents the practical and experienced teleological thought for the living body with a critical attitude.Secondly,starting from Aristotle's teleological theory of "good",this paper summarizes the most correct and reasonable good that belongs to people,that is,the "good" of the soul.Since man is a finite rational being,it always shows its fragile side in front of reality and desire.Hence the evil.Aristotle connects the "evil" of the soul with human's exploration of rationality,morality and behavior,and gives a correct and comprehensive conceptual analysis based on the reality.Finally,the criticism of evil.In ancient Greece,many philosophers explored the origin of the harmony between man and nature,the separation of soul and body,and so on,and gradually penetrated into the moral good and evil.Therefore,in the human world,"good" and "evil" are actually two sides of an individual mental structure.Therefore,this paper argues and criticizes the question of whether there is a boundary between good and evil from the perspectives of Socrates' "virtue is knowledge",Plato's theory of soul hierarchy and Aristotle's theory of virtue."Evil" will let people into the deep hole of desire,"evil" will make people become ignorant and "evil" is the immoral people to do the excessive and inferior behavior.The purpose of criticism is to enable people to move towards a rational speculative life and to strengthen the inner spiritual world of good beginning and good ending.
Keywords/Search Tags:Good, Virtue, Logos, Evil
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