Eastern ethics represent the unique virtue directed to harmony relying on the great variety of the principles introduced by Confucius’s system. Unlike Aristotle’s virtue which takes the happiness achieved through the constant search of the truth, eastern ethics, also called Confucius ethic, considers the balance in life as the primary goal (OpenStax, 2018). Both structures aim to obtain practical culmination resulting from their actions. Moreover, the two systems shared the common idea of control regulation. For Confucian virtue and natural law, control is achieved through self-control and self-regulation that maintain understanding primitive instincts and courage capacity. On the other hand, the Aristotelian system relies on the process of phronesis that manifests harmony and happiness through the practice of self-restraint and temperance.
Although the two ideologies share similar ideas, there are significant differences in their locus. Aristotelian ethics support the locus that individuals fulfill their purpose honorably, while Confucius ethics define the locus pattern according to the family and its personal and professional life (OpenStax, 2018). In this term, eastern and western virtues present some similar but at the same time considerably different structures. Both structures suggest different behavior patterns in personal and professional life based on the status. Compared to the Western, Eastern systems follow a strict hierarchical way. The results of this integration motive and awareness emphasize events, choices, decisions, and actions (OpenStax, 2018). In the real-life implementation of these virtues, namely in different businesses, both Aristotelian and Confucian structures highlight the importance of the training and education necessary to develop the system. Both eastern and western scenarios are good templates to form politically required views and ideas for government. While the Aristotelian system considers the truth, eastern virtue and natural law try to eliminate civil chaos.
References
OpenStax. (2018). Comparing the virtue ethics of east and West. Business Ethics. Web.