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    Philosophy Through Film | Aristotle & “I Remember Mama” 1. In Aristotle‚ the good of man is described as final and self-sufficient. That is‚ the chief good is something final. This relates well to Uncle Chris throughout the movie. Everyone was scared of him – he drank‚ he drove fast and was quite brash. However‚ when he died‚ his nieces discovered that there was no inheritance‚ because he had been donating it to children with leg problems so that they didn’t grow up and limp as

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    (HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT) TOPIC A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PLATO AND ARISTOTLES POLITICAL THOUGHT WRITTEN BY OKWOR‚ STEPHEN USHIE 09/ED/EF/814 DEPT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS (POLITICAL SCIENCE UNIT) FACULTY OF EDUCATION SUBMITTED TO DR. EJERE DEPT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF UYO‚ UYO AKWA IBOM STATE MAY‚ 2012 A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PLATO AND ARISTOTLES POLITICAL THOUGHT In order to compare these great philosophers‚ it is important

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    Summary of Aristotle’s Politics ( By Inamullah Gandapur) * Aristotle says that all associations are developed to achieve some good objectives and state is a big association which comprised of all other types of associations including family. He says that man is a political animal and the good life can only be achieved if a man spends his life as a citizen of the state. * In economic relations he defends institution of slavery‚ holding of private property but do not like excessive capitalism

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    To be happy‚ what does that truly mean? Philosophers Aristotle and John Stuart Mill both had similar definitions of happiness‚ however‚ they each had different ideas and theories on what it is that constitutes happiness and what being truly happy requires. Both shared a common idea‚ that happiness is achieved by engaging in activities that are distinctively human. Mill’s idea of happiness is described as the end to which all things good for a human life should lead. There has been objection to

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    Running Head: IS ARISTOTLE THE FATHER OF LOGIC? IS ARISTOTLE THE FATHER OF LOGIC? (Name) (University) Is Aristotle the Father of Logic? I believe so. Aristotle became known as the Father of Logic by demonstrating that logic was more than just an equivalent to verbal reasoning but an important tool of investigation‚ a way to learn everything about everything. He was the first to introduce scientific thought into daily processes. Even today‚ with hundreds of advances in technology

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    progressed; but were released as the tragic events transpired. The Greek audience not only obtained pleasure from this catharsis‚ or purification of emotions‚ but also acquired gratification from the ability to understand and connect with the hero. In the tragedy‚ Oedipus the Tyrant‚ the Greek philosopher Sophocles presents a paradigm of men that people can pity and identify with as he encounters his disastrous fate and experiences immense suffering. The character Oedipus was a tyrant‚ having seized the

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    is a tragic hero. According to the philosopher and scientist‚ Aristotle‚ a tragic hero is a literary character who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to his/her own destruction. Along with his theory‚ he also states that "in order for a character to be a tragic hero‚ the character must not be a saint nor a villain‚ he should have some virtues‚ have a tragic flaw‚ and have excessive self-pride. Similarly‚ in the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt textbook‚ the characteristics of a tragic hero is that

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    Lewis Timeline”). Shortly after these tragic events‚ C.S. Lewis attended Wynard School until it closed down in 1910 (“A Biography of C.S. Lewis”). Lewis attended Campbell School for three months‚ until he started suffering from respiratory complications; he moved to Malvern‚ England to receive

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    I think that Antigone is not a tragic hero‚ a tragic hero has one fatal flaw that leads to their downfall‚ Antigone had multiple downfalls that lead to her final demise. Most people think that she is a Tragic hero because of the flaw they see. The most commonly recognized flaw would be her loyalty to the gods‚ and going against creans decrees against proper burial rights for her brother Polynesus. . Antigone’s most recognizable flaw is that she disobeyed Creon’s decrees to not let Polynesus have

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