From the study of the standards of the Judgment of the Ethics given by Aristotle and Phra Brahmagunabhorn (P.A. Payutto), it is found that the human beings’ highest aims according to Aristotle’s and Phra Brahmagunabhorn’s opinions are happiness. Phra Brahmagunabhorn emphasizes the happiness called “Nibbana” which is the state of the emanciation from all the difililements which are the peaces in the human beings’ minds. One who reaches such the state is called the Ariyapuggala, but the happiness in Aristotle’s opinion is of the “Eudaimonia” which is the result of the complete action which can be realized by oneself. One who receives such happiness is called the one who is of the happiness possessed by the deities.
One who will be able to receive the highest happiness must behave oneself to be in the realm of virtuous morality which shows the Characteristics of good habit. The good gualitifications possessed by Aristotle and Phra Brahmagunabhorn are not different, but some views possessed by Aritotle and Phra Brahmagunabhorn
are different. That is to say, Aristotle has the view that everybody has to do duties
rightly. On the contrary, Phra Brahmagunabhorn has the idea that everybody must help one another and has Loving - Kindness to one another, and everybody’s actions do not cause trouble to oneself and others.
Both the scholars have the ideas that the ethical values are in both good and bad actions. The ethical judgments given by Aristotle and Phra Bhrahmagunabhorn are that the action done by selection, consideration and responsibity, can be controlled by the human beings themselves.
What have been mentioned before is composition of the levy of the judgment of the ethics. In the levy of the judgment according to Aristotle views, the intention and the non-intention is hold as a levy in the judgment of the good and bad action. The action arising from the non-intention or the foolishness should be forgiven. Anyhow, the arising from the intention is regarded as the one arising from wisdom and reasons. Such action can be judged according the Doctrine of the Mean given by Aristotle. On the other hand Ven. Phra Bhrahmagunabhorn has regarded the levy of the judgment of the ethics with the emphasis on the volition as the important one by holding the meretricious and the demeritorious volition as the main levy. However, the lowe levy is whether such action is accepted by the claver people or not.
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