Differences and similarity of between Thomas Aquinas and Aristotle ethical theories with an emphasis on the concept of God   in ethics

Differences and similarity of between Thomas Aquinas and Aristotle ethical theories with an emphasis on the concept of God   in ethics

       Ethics is a system of moral principles, which defines what is good for either individual or society, also which is a branch of philosophy. It   suggests that this is the principle that guides people in society. Ethical theories consist of four major theories, namely utilitarianism, rights, justice, and egoism. In this aspect, it means utilitarianism is based on the net benefit, while rights are composed of entitlement, justice is about fairness, and lastly, egoism is about self-interest. According to the ethical theories with the emphasis on the concept of God in ethics, both philosophers had almost same understanding, and at some point, they differed based on one’s own argument.

The approach that the two philosophers used to bring understanding, concerning the ethical theories of God in ethics,was similar: whereby it suggests that every human beings’ virtual  and their intentions  are very important to ones destiny. It is known that certain sort of action is intrinsically not right and that people known that they are by intellectuals have a reason. Both believe that things do have nature and that in their nature, it is determined what is best to individuals and what is not and that cruelty  is upon the nature of humans. Above all, manners at the point of view about virtues, both philosophers’ view about God is different. Both Aquinas and Aristotle believed that an individual had to live a life full of morals.¹ One can be able to obtain a virtue via a habit, and this was both Aristotle and Aquinas.

Through this, one can allow the following owns instinct. And should live a life that is always filled with morals. This way is both the philosophers’ views. Also, both the philosophers (Aquinas and Aristotle) argue that people will live for sometimes or to the ending time, which is also referred to as eudemonia.

Aquinas argues that the rationality of humans was led by God,⁴ and morally. Whereas Aristotle believes that human beings’ morality was naturally inherent. Even though Thomas and Aristotle had differed in views on why humans had to live a better life, both agreed that humans should strive to. Though Aquinas was an Aristotelean, most ways of Aristotle, Aquinas agreed with. After divergence, Aquinas accepted more views from Christian society and added to the teaching of Aristotle

Among the similarities between Aristotle and Aquinas, is that both agreed that the highest good is god. They all believe that from the end where ethical comes from is also inscribed all creative and their nature. This approach also suggests that one’s desire for good is based on a person’s core. Apart from all, this is that both Aquinas and Aristotle considered that whatever something is FOR is also at the very core of whatever that something IS.

In as much both philosophers had a lot of similarities at some point, some difference came in based on the ethical theories about God in ethics both different argument, Aquinas argues that everyone is a social being ones happiness matters at the end and everyone has a purpose life should be of virtue according to one’s purpose. Aquinas differs from Aristotle, suggesting that in as much as individual destiny is beatitude, which begins on the earth but will be consumed by God. Aquinas tries to prove that a person’s doings should be love, essentially. And the only way to express it is through virtue.²Aquinas argument is that if only one benefits virtues, there is no expression of love.

Views of Aquinas and Aristotle had some distinctions that was mainly concerned about how virtue is observed. Ethical theory that Aristotle tried to explain was defined to be very reasonable .In spite of a flaw or the presence of the weakness in the particular, scheme Aristotle believes in reasons more bigger than beatitude:

It is known as a sneaky person that is not always concerned about one’s behavior can show

reasons in a manner that it is no longer a virtue, so virtue is not guaranteed.³

Both philosophers had once the way to link virtue. Aristotle linked virtues to reasons where Aquinas linked it to love .Also, Aristotle argues that a reason does not really make virtue guaranteed. Whereas Aquinas suggests that virtue normally lies in between the two extremes. This is known as the virtue of courage whereby it is vices of timidity and foolishness known as the midpoint vices.³

     Apart from Aristotle overestimated the capacity of being reasonable, the importance of love is underestimated. Aquinas is thought to fill the critical gap, whereas Aristotle is thought to have had the right outlines. Aquinas also believes that some things resembles God in some other way. It entails that everything in nature are rooted in God. Aquinas also believes that there is  a law that if it is acknowledged  and adhered to as the law of morals, only known to other grounds and  also majored on supreme being and also instructed by God.

For Aristotle, knowledge of good and evil is not a purely theoretical exercise. Only a person endowed with virtue can make the right judgment about right and wrong, and also evil and good. Thomas, however, says that good is to be done and promoted, but evil should be avoided following the precepts of natural law.

St. Thomas Aquinas suggests that the final end would be full filing, not only that but also the perfective of humans.⁵ The knowledge of understanding of truths about God, which is related to ultimate in realization, argues that good life is not happiness in self-sufficiency. According to Aristotle, the ultimate end or good is one that is good in its own way. The meaning of this is that best done only becomes orientated through actions that are only done for an end; it is their own way.

St. Thomas and Aristotle both had many differences and also some similarities in how human life should be lived. Both philosophers had ideas on how morals and virtues are to humans. The main ideas were about humanity, apart from one’s beliefs. Nature of understanding about the ethical theories with an emphasis on God in ethics depended on human beings’ knowledge.