Lives Changed Forever
             In a world full of different ideas and view points how is one suppose to know which is the correct or ethical way to do things? How do morals, ethics, and laws come forth and rule our lives. Two men, Plato and Aristotle, with their viewpoints changed how we think of life forever. Virtual ethics and normative ethics came from their ideology.
             Virtue ethics by Plato asks a question, "How should I be?" This question seems to state that there is a certain way we should live and go about life. Virtue ethics have also been called axiology, meaning a hierarchy of values. Axiology tries to look above to find answers to questions. Most pro-life people use axiology because they look up to God and see that they should not kill the baby. A person is to look above and find the truth using the mind over body. The essence or origin of truth in axiology is the idea and that is where the mind plays an important role. When a person finds the truth they are to copy and use it in every situation. Plato also stated whatever is good and true is not now but for the future. So basically a person is suppose to find the truth for the good later regardless the consequences right now. Doing this shows how a person is looking towards some other place and some other time. Virtue ethics also uses sympathy to find the truth. One is suppose to find the truth by removing oneself from the situation. After finding the truth, judge the situation with the truth as a standard. By doing this one can see how things ought to be.
             Normative ethics one the other hand deals with the here and now. It asks the question "How should I live?" Normative ethics by Aristotle also called soteriology tries to salvage the situation. The essence or origin of soteriology is a thing (substance). It is a tool to make sense of a situation. Aristotle believed that the mind and body worked together. ...