algebra‚ logic‚ foundations of mathematics‚ ... Read More Anicius Manlius Seve... “Last of the Romans”‚ as he is fondly dubbed‚ Boethius‚ the Roman philosopher and statesman‚ is regarded by many as a Christian martyr who died ... Read More Aristotle Aristotle was a Greek philosopher‚ better known as the teacher of Alexander the Great. He was the student of Plato and was considered to be an ... Read More Arthur Schopenhauer Arthur Schopenhauer was an extremely talented German philosopher‚ best
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Its weird how some people don’t question the things that are obvious to us. The things we see‚ how do we see it? What makes it visible to us? Is it only because we have eyes‚ or is there another factor. The great Aristotle explained it by having something in our eyes that emits “something” to an object and that’s why things are visible to us. Another question we could ask from our daily life is that how come we can hear? What is it that we hear? Why do we hear it and deaf people don’t? How do we
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and happy. This is the state of one feeling contented with the environment and such a person is not in the state of discomfort. There are different views that used in the expression of the above state. They include the Socrates‚ Plato‚ Aristotle and finally the Epicurus. The discussion will dwell on the concept of the Socrates. According to the Socrates view‚ it has the notion that virtue is very vital for one to claim that one has eudemonia. Virtues such as justice‚ courage‚ wisdom‚ self control‚ piety
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Tragedies were viewed as ritual purifications. It dictated how people should behave and it also inquired free thought‚ in Athens it brought radical ideas of democracy‚ philosophy‚ mathematics and arts. It boasted philosophers like Plato‚ Socrates‚ Aristotle‚ Epicurus‚ and Democritus. The traditional tragedy in Aeschylus ’ time (circa 475 BC) consisted of the following parts the prologue which described the situation and the set‚ and then there was parados an ode song that the chorus would sing when they
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Menoeceus‚ Epicurus provides his perspective of how one can bring meaning to their lives. He makes the argument that one should take actions towards the satisfaction of all desires and attainment of freedom from pain and fear‚ which all ultimately lead to tranquility of the mind and soul. In opposition to Epicurus’ argument‚ someone could say that one can miscalculate that self-interest is more important than morality which in turn‚ supports the behavior of psychopaths. In response‚ Epicurus might say
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WHAT IS THE ASPECT OF ETHICS WHAT IS ETHICS Ethics has many meaning and is not an easy word to define. I assume everyone wants to live an ethical life‚ but now knowing the aspects of ethics is a learning experience for me! That is where the typical phrase “ethical dilemma” comes from. In some situations‚ there are two contrasting ideas that may seem ethical‚ but at times it is hard to determine which one is actually the right course of action. There is your way and the right way‚ most of the
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In “Letter to Menoeceus” by Epicurus‚ Epicurus sends out the message that the most pleasant sort of life is one in which there is happiness and pleasure. He argues that there is no time in which we are too young or too old to seek wisdom to change our lives for the better‚ and that “both old and young alike ought to seek wisdom” (Epicurus 11). A bit later in the letter‚ he tells Menoeceus to avoid fearing death because there is nothing that we as humans can do about it. He tells Menoeceus that “death
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is directed to eat‚ drink‚ and be merry. This is the thematic embrace of the hedonic state of pleasure. While Hedonism can branch out from pleasures of the body‚ this early example of Hedonism does not separate types of pleasure (Jastrow‚ 2006). Epicurus (341-270 BCE)‚ an antiquity era Greek philosopher‚ added to this idea 700 years later. Epicurean thought‚ as it is dubbed‚ prescribes a life of happiness as the ultimate goal for a human. The kind of Hedonism he advocated for favored the hedonic
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Biography of Raphael "While we may term other works paintings‚ those of Raphael are living things; the flesh palpitates‚ the breath comes and goes‚ every organ lives‚ life pulsates everywhere." -- Vasari Raphael was born Raffaello Santi or Raffaello Sanzio in Urbino on April 6‚ 1483‚ and received his early training in art from his father‚ the painter Giovanni Santi. In 1499 he went to Perugia‚ in Umbria‚ and became a student and assistant of the painter Perugino. Raphael imitated his master
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