Question

What is the difference between the view of ethics that we get through Socrates and Antigone and the view of ethics as it is defined by Aristotle?

Answer 1

Socrates conceptualized ethics as a universal knowledge resulting from the knowledge of the human essence, from which one can conceive the foundation of a universal moral. The human being is essentially reason and it is in reason that moral norms and customs must be based.

Aristotelian ethics begins with the establishment of the notion of happiness. In this sense, it can be considered an eudemonist ethics for seeking what it is good to act on a human scale, to act according to virtue. Happiness is defined as a certain activity of the soul that goes according to perfect virtue. Based on this definition, it is necessary to study what a perfect virtue is and, therefore, it is also necessary to study the nature of moral virtue. As the moral virtue consists of a medium relative to us, we will analyze the concept of mediania (medium or just measure) as it appears in book II of Ethics to Nicomachus.

Answer 2

Answer:

The difference between the view of ethics that we get through Socrates and Antigone and the view of ethics as it is defined by Aristotle is based on the concept of morality and actions.

Explanation:

Socrates and Sophocles' Antigone view of ethics are based on morality. Socrates believed that ethics grow within an individual with time, wisdom and love. It is the essence of understanding and learning through human connection and relationships. For Socrates, ethics are basic human principles that govern the well-being of an individual.

Similarly, Sophocles' Antigone stresses ethics as a necessary human relationship which can be established through social conduct and conventional interactions among the members of the society. Through Antigone, we can understand that human nature in capable of being both good and bad. It is what we choose to manifest.

On the other hand, Aristotle's view of ethics is based on actions. According to Aristotle, ethics are actions of an individual which is concerned on doing the right thing, at the right moment, and in the right manner. Aristotle believed that good deeds are practical and ethics are the practical elements of doing good deeds. He does not believe that ethics are learned through human connections rather he believes that ethics are the actions that humans put into while doing a good deed.