Why is ethical behavior important?
Many people believe that there is a lack of clear moral thinking in society today. Aristotle’s Ethics was written in the fourth century BC, but since then human beings seem to have progressed painfully slowly with regards to extending the application of ethical behavior widely in our society. Aristotle said “a complete life” is required for happiness. The young are neither happy nor unhappy. We can only judge whether we have had a happy life when we reach the end of it. So it follows that how we behave on the way is crucial to our happiness. If a man spends his life denying his wrongdoing by telling lies and distorting the truth, generally behaving unethically as typically do narcissists, as he ages and looks back on his life, will he be proud of his achievements? Will it bring him pride and pleasure? Will it make him happy? The pleasures of the aesthetic are short-lived and unreliable, while the pleasures of the ethical are compassionate and long-lasting. But at what point does unethi
