Western Ethics & its Origin
Western ethics’ origin can be traced back to Plato and Aristotle’s period and went through a long process before reaching its present form, which is called Modern ethical theories. Western Ethics originates when Aristotle first categorized human beings into three groups based on their moral aptitude- intuitive, intellectual, and moral- and argued that each group must follow a different path toward virtue. These philosophers believed that everyone was born with certain natural virtues and tried to live up to these personal ideals in their day-to-day lives. Other Greek thinkers and Hebrews had their versions of good, right and just.
Approaches of Ethical Study: Indian Perspective and Western Perspective
The ethical study is one of the important topics, which has drawn great attention all over the world. Not only in Western countries but also in India, this subject has been taken very seriously in recent times due to its relevance and importance in our day-to-day life. In the field of ethics, there are two schools of thought that are commonly referred to as the Indian perspective and the Western perspective. They both have their own set of theories and applications but what differs greatly between them is how they approach ethical theory. The Western perspective takes a more theoretical approach while the Indian perspective takes more of a practical approach in their studies on ethics. The Indian and western views are profoundly different from each other on this topic and therefore it will be interesting to know about them, which will eventually help us to lead a meaningful life and become good human beings. This article, therefore, aims at providing basic information about these two ethical perspectives along with some similarities and differences between them.