Discovering the Balance Jessica Rodgers ID: 1518306 In the book The Golden Mean‚ author Annabel Lyon explores the relationship between the Greek philosopher Aristotle and young Alexander. Through the eyes of Aristotle she illustrates the oldest and most infamous student-mentor relationships in history. Aristotle is portrayed as an unpleasant‚ often cold-hearted philosopher‚ disciplined in his studies. Alexander is described as proud‚ extremely stubborn and impulsive. Despite his ruthless
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The Doctrine of the Mean in Aristotle’s Politics. Examining the texts of Aristotle’s "Nicomachean Ethics" and "Politics" side by side‚ one is bound to find parallels between his reasoning with regard to the individual and to the state. In "Nicomachean Ethics" Aristotle discusses happiness‚ virtue‚ and the good life on an individual level and lays out necessary provisions for the good life of a person. He maintains that virtue is a necessary element of happiness: a man will be happy if he has virtues
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Presidents have delivered some of the most historic speeches‚ which are remembered and studied for years. Political speeches are often persuasive in nature and are written with the intention of convincing the audience to agree with a political view or to elect a politician. Rhetoric is defined as the art of persuasion of as many people as possible‚ or the study of effective speaking and writing. It is difficult to discuss rhetoric without thinking of politicians and how they use their ability
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Frankenstein (Ch. 13-16) - Golden Mean Archetype Throughout the last few chapters we have been reading‚ the perspective of our monster has shifted tremendously. At first‚ we viewed the creature as frightening and menacing. As the story continues‚ we base our view on the monster due to Victor’s aggressive behavior towards the creature‚ making us pity the poor monster as he has done nothing wrong; he is just lost in a new world‚ possibly experiencing culture shock. Now the creature is venturing
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III of Macedon‚ also known as Alexander the Great‚ is known for being one of the most successful military commanders in history. It is often said that he never lost a battle and some of his military tactics are still used today. In the novel‚ The Golden Mean‚ by Annabel Lyon‚ we are given an inside look on the relationship of tutor and pupil between the famous philosopher Aristotle and a teenage boy who would become Alexander the Great. Aristotle tells this story in first person‚ and the reader is able
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we must now follow in our own? One can look upon the works of Aristotle when it came to writing‚ as he studied rhetoric. Rhetoric is the study of speaking‚ and almost an art (Using Ethos‚ N.D.). Aristotle is famously known for the writing of Aristotle’s Rhetoric‚ a book that broke down speaking and elegant writing into several key components‚ of them being pathos‚ logos‚ and ethos. My first class at college was called Rhetoric‚ and while it was an English class‚ I had no idea what pathos‚ logos
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by higher powers. In “Oedipus the King‚” Sophocles’ colorful‚ stark characterization as well as his use of powerful symbols and motifs advances the cultural theme of ancient Greek values expressing balance‚ self-control‚ and moderation. The “Golden Mean” is a cultural touch stone in ancient Greek culture that held
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Stewart Martin 08/06/2012 Aristotle’s Ethics According to Aristotle happiness is the highest or self-sufficient good. Happiness is the end toward which all other ends are directed. Happiness is attained by living a virtuous life. Moral virtue is a relative mean between extremes of excess and deficiency. Virtuous acts require conscious choice. Moral virtue requires moral action in a social environment. The term “happiness” as used by Aristotle is “eudaemonia ” and can be translated
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this would not instinctively be the preferred path of humans. Many translators often interpret Aristotle’s claim as humans having an inclination to enter into cooperative relationships and therefore translate ‘political’ as ‘social’. In this essay I will argue that this natural interpretation‚ whilst not being entirely false‚ is not the best
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Aristotle’s morals are once in a while alluded to as "righteousness morals" since its concentration is not on the ethical weight of obligations or commitments‚ yet on the improvement of character and the procuring of ideals‚ for example‚ mettle‚ equity‚ moderation‚ altruism‚ and judiciousness. What’s more‚ any individual who knows anything about Aristotle has heard his regulation of ideals similar to a "brilliant signify" between the extremes of abundance and insufficiency. Aristotle is not suggesting
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