Analysis Of Aristotle And The Olympic Golf Course

In order to further developments in ethics, it is essential to gain an understanding of past ethical teachings and their impressions on the study of ethical issues at present (Gordon, n.d.). Aristotle (c. 384 BCE – 322 BCE) and John Stuart Mill (c. 1806 – 1873), offer two distinct ethical systems that are applicable to contemporary environmental issues such as ecosystem destruction. This year, Brazil won the chance to hold the quadrennial Olympics in Rio de Janeiro; as a result, the city undertook a programme of intense urbanisation, which has a significant impact upon the surrounding environment. An evaluation of the ethical systems belonging to Aristotle and John Stuart Mill in regards to the development of ‘The Olympic Golf Course’ in Rio

As building the course contradicts his virtues it would be considered “excess” on ‘The Golden Mean’ chart. In ‘The Nicomachean Ethics’ greed is contrasted with generosity and the state of Rio was not generous to their locals. Instead Rio wanted to show case itself, or rather find honour, and wanted to circulate a higher amount of money, or rather gain wealth. The overall happiness of a person wouldn’t increase with the newly constructed course as it is just another procession and the need of a new course wasn’t paramount. Aristotle would be impressed however with the proposed idea of what is to be of the course, news article ‘The Washington Post’ informs that “once the Games end, organizers plan to create youth-development academies” (Kilgore, 2016). This is encouraged by Aristotle believes ‘the good life’ must include contemplation and

The Rio Olympics have brought happiness through the many mediums of the fast evolving world. That evolving world includes the evolution of developments into the art of ethics, where the Catholic Church can be put in place as a standard fault line. The Olympic Golf Course is persuaded by the greater good in Mill’s teaching. But the combination of the Aristotle and his virtues set forth and the teachings of the Catholic Church through the Pauline principle finds that the lack of happiness to the individual and the wrong intention. This should have denied the build of the course, ethically