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    Tragedy

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    Tragedy is an imitation of an action that is serious‚ complete and of a certain magnitude." (Aristotle). Examine the statement critically and substantiate your answer with the examples from any two of the plays you have read." ‘The Poetics The Poetics is chiefly concerned with Tragedy which is regarded as the highest poetic form. In it the theory of tragedy is worked out so admirably‚ with such insight and comprehension‚ that ‘it becomes the type of the theory of literature’ (Abercrombie). Aristotle

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    Categorization of Friendship In this essay I will be discussing Aristotle’s different types of friendship. “By friendship (philia) Aristotle typically means the mutually acknowledged and reciprocal relation of good will and affection that exists among individuals who share an interest in each other on the basis of virtue‚ pleasure and utility.” (Sherman‚ 1987) In my opinion Aristotle’s friendship of virtue is the most respectful relationship of every mankind. I will first explain Aristotle’s

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    Aristotle Living a “Good Life.” This is something most people strive for‚ but what we all question is‚ what is it that leads to a “good life‚” or what does it really mean to have a “good life.” Most people would agree that whatever makes a person happy will lead to a good life‚ but happiness with each individual differs. Whether it be pleasure‚ wealth‚ or health many can disregard the virtue of true happiness‚ and their material desires leads to ignorance. Aristotle’s answer to this is that we must

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    Aristotle’s Poetics December 19‚ 2010 1.      The Concept of Imitation In The Poetics‚ Aristotle asserts that literature is a function of human nature’s instinct to imitate. This implies that as humans‚ we are constantly driven to imitate‚ to create. By labeling this creative impulse an “instinct‚” one is to believe that this desire for imitation is a matter of survival‚ of necessity. The question then arises‚ of what does one feel compelled to imitate and in what way does it aid in our survival

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    Aristotle’s theory of the four causes is impossible to apply to everyday life and cannot be applied to the real world. Aristotle believed there are four causes that determine what things are and their purpose and claims this is how we differentiate one thing from another. These four causes are known as the material cause‚ the efficient cause‚ the formal cause and most importantly for Aristotle‚ the final cause‚ and these together describe how ‘things’ transform from the state of actuality to potentiality

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    2419657 Mr. Zimmerman Philosophy 201 Aristotle Paper 1 Moral virtue‚ according to Aristotle‚ is formed by habit. This means that you begin to decide your moral virtues in the early years of your life‚ and continue to form them as you age‚ depending on the habits you form during your lifetime. In Aristotle’s mind‚ moral virtues are a characteristic not decided by nature‚ but by the individual himself. In Aristotle’s‚ Nicomachean Ethics‚ Aristotle states‚ "This shows‚ too‚ that none of the

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    Essay Question #1 Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote the Nicomachean Ethics‚ portraying the significance of studying the realms of ethics and political science. In his work‚ Aristotle focuses on the theme of how human beings can attain the chief human good—happiness—at which everything aims. Aristotle argues that ethics‚ the study of moral character‚ and political science‚ the branch of knowledge and analysis of political activity and behavior‚ must be closely studied together in order

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    A Doll House A feminist approach to the play by Henrik Ibsen The Feminist movement is an ongoing reaction against the male definition of woman. In most western civilizations men have dominated politics‚ society and the economy of their worlds. They have suppressed the voices of the women so that they could mold it the way they wanted it. Thus they defined what was feminine as insubstantial‚ subservient and devoid of will. Femininity was further emotion driven‚ illogical‚ naive and ought not be

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    Antigone and Aristotle

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    Oedipus and his family. This third installment is considered a Greek Tragedy‚ even today it is still being produced in theaters all around the world. It has had many critics‚ Aristotle being the most famous. Aristotle ideas and thoughts on tragedy were implied throughout the play. He was born in 384 B.C.‚ nearly 27 years after Antigone was first produced. He considered Sophocles the greatest tragedy playwright of all time. Aristotle wrote the "Poetics" in 350 B.C. almost 100 years after Antigone

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    Odile H Mrs. Lockman English 26 April 2013 The Treatment of Women in A Streetcar Named Desire and A Doll House Although A Streetcar Named Desire (ASND) by Tennessee Williams‚ and A Doll House (ADH) by Henrik Ibsen are written nearly a hundred years apart‚ both authors have men treat women in similar fashion. Both men‚ Mitch from ASND and Torvald from ADH‚ treat women as if women are their possession‚ they get very angry at the women for not following the rules and finally‚ as a consequence

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