Ethical Theoretical Analysis

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Many ethical theories were discussed in the passages ‘The Human Search for Meaning” by Viktor Frankl’s and “The World of Epictetus: Courage and Endurance” by Vice Admiral James Stockdale. Some of the theories that were discussed have their similarities yet they hold many differences as well. One of Stockdale theories is that happiness demands that we set apart between what is, and is not within our control. Although we should try and influence our fate, we have to accept that we cannot control it. Both authors state something along the lines that, as human beings, we can either accept what we can’t change or live a life full of sorrow. Viktor Frankl agrees with what Stockdale states, while also adding his own input on how the “purposeful work,