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469 BCE
SOCRATES
Socrates, an Athenian Philosopher, think that people will only ever do wrong when the benefit that they will receive from it seems to weigh more than its cost. Therefore, establishing personal ethics is all about learning what he referred to as “the art of measurement.” In addition, he said that the act of doing wrong is due to ignorance and that no one commits an evil act intentionally, unless there is an underlying reason or agenda. -
428 BCE
PLATO
This well-known philosopher considers people’s view about goodness as misleading. Most people think thar adhering to certain virtues is only a hindrance to living a happy life. Plato argues that it is actually by being virtuous that one achieves this quality of life. -
384 BCE
ARISTOTLE
Known simply as “The First Teacher” in Arabic Philosophy and “The Philosopher” in the West, Aristotle argued that virtues are good habits that we learn from the situations that we face. He stated in “The Golden Mean Principle” that we must live a life of moderation in order to be happy. Too much of everything is not good and that same goes for the other way around. Not much, not less, only the right amount. -
THOMAS HOBBES
Thomas Hobbes, an English Philosopher, believes that humans are selfish creatures that will do whatever it takes to go higher than where they currently are. It is for this very reason that they should not be trusted in making decisions. The same goes for countries which are always in pursuit of power and money. In addition to this, his "moral positivism" philosophy expects that there will be negative consequences when laws or rules are not followed.
