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    look at it. To embrace defeat is to realize that your actions were immoral or inadequate‚ and allow yourself to grow stronger and wiser from this situation‚ and to accept defeat is to not learn from your mistakes and to blame someone else for what happened. This is the basis of the concept of a tragic hero‚ introduced by the Greek philosopher‚ Aristotle. In Antigone by the Greek playwright Sophocles‚ it is established that Creon is not a tragic hero of the play. Creon was shown to blame others for

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    Aristotle as a Critic

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    ARISTOTLE AS A CRITIC. Aristotle (384-322 B.C.E.)‚ the son of a physician‚ was the student of Plato from approximately 367 B.C. until his mentor’s death in 348/347. After carrying on philosophical and scientific investigations elsewhere in the Greek world and serving as the tutor to Alexander the Great‚ he returned to Athens in 335 B.C.E. to found the Lyceum‚ a major philosophical center‚ which he used as his base for prolific investigations into many areas of philosophy. Aristotle is a towering

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    Through Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero‚ it can be inferred that Oedipus is a tragic hero because of three main reasons: he discove his fate by his own actions‚ he falls from great esteem and his story arises fear and empathy. With all these attributes‚ Oedipus directly fits Aristotle’s definition. Oedipus discovers his fate not by things happening to him but instead by his own actions. Oedipus would have probably never learned that he was Laois’s murderer if he had not called on Teresias

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    Buddhism and Aristotle

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    Buddhism & Aristotle Both Buddhism and Aristotle present intriguing philosophies; Buddhism promotes gratitude and suffering. Buddhists believe that happiness is not achieved by wealth‚ prestige‚ and luxury. Happiness is achieved by understanding the teachings of Buddhism and achieving nirvnana‚ which means to free the soul from bad Karma. On the other hand‚ Aristotle felt that Eudaimonia (happiness) was only achievable by fulfilling one’s full potential. In other words‚ happiness comes from

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    Antigone‚ As Described By Aristotle The tragic play Antigone‚ written by Sophocles‚ is a story of mixed emotions and drastic reactions. At the beginning of the play‚ the current ruler of Thebes‚ Creon‚ orders that no one is to touch the deceased Polynecies. However‚ Antigone has a very different plan for his body. Antigone tries to convince her sister‚ Ismene‚ to help her bury her brother‚ but she is too afraid to break the law. After sprinkling dirt on the body‚ Creon sentences Antigone to death

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    Investigation into Aristotle’s Tragic Pleasure Bradley Elicker Temple University Abstract: Aristotle writes the Poetics as an investigation into representational art and‚ more specifically‚ as an investigation into the art form of tragedy. While Aristotle goes into great detail regarding the technical aspects of creating and appreciating a work of tragedy‚ he is somewhat lacking in his descriptions of how tragedy is enjoyed by an audience. Aristotle speaks of this tragic pleasure in two ways; as

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    Plato and Aristotle attempt to arrive at a set of moral principles dealing with‚ what is considered good and bad and with moral duty and obligation. Plato believed that concepts had an ideal and universal form which lead to his idealistic philosophy. Aristotle believed that universal forms were not linked to an object or concept but needed to be analyzed on its own. Although Aristotle was a student of Plato‚ he did not necessarily agree with Plato’s theory on morality. Aristotle was more focused

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    mistake? A tragic hero is a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy that is destined for downfall. In the play Oedipus the King‚ written by Sophacles‚ the main character is a tragic hero by displaying error in judgement‚ excessive pride‚ and reversal of fortune. Oedipus Rex displays an error in judgement by escaping the Corinth prophecy‚ believing that Teiresias is lying about the prophecy‚ and also believing that Creon is only there to doom him. By escaping the Corinth prophecy Oedipus still

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    Philosopy - Ethics Assignment #1Aristotle What Would Aristotle Think About Legalizing Marijuana? What would Aristotle think about legalizing Marijuana? When attempting to speculate on how Aristotle would feel about this inquiry‚ I feel that only one thing must be addressed. What kind of person does marijuana make me‚ and does the legalization of marijuana increase or decrease a person’s ability to be happy and good? What Kind of Person According to Aristotle‚ the difference between animals

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    human thought. Without Aristotle‚ the concept of metaphysics would cease to exist. Taking this into consideration‚ it is evident that Aristotle plays a major part in the study of metaphysics and how we know it today. Therefore‚ he formulated the basic entities of metaphysics and constructed its foundation through his own philosophies. Also‚ after reviewing material presented by Socrates and Plato‚ Aristotle is able to develop an understanding of causes and substance and how it relates to metaphysics

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