What factors‚ for Plato and Aristotle‚ were critical in the construction of a state? Before one examines the construction of the State in the eyes of two famous classical thinkers‚ one must first understand what a State is. A State can be defined as a group of people settled in a specific geographical location where‚ through interdependency and order‚ a livelihood can be achieved. Plato and Aristotle‚ both great philosophers‚ contributed to the world of politics today‚ their views and ideas on what
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Heather Muse April 26‚ 2013 Aristotle Essay Is Happiness Achievable? Aristotle states there are several goods in the world but most of these are not ultimate ends; instead they are means to something else. However‚ he declares happiness is the ultimate good because everything we do‚ we do in hopes of being happy and we don’t use happiness as a means to achieve another thing. He also states there are rules to be followed and maintained in order to accurately judge someone or something as being
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person that would agree with the idea of war having a different set of rules in the sense that war is more instinctive then that of a habit is Immanuel Kant. Kant holds the idea of the categorical imperative. Categorical is the Latin root to mean without exception and imperative means what must be done. This sums up the idea of one’s duty which Kant describes that duty is something one must do without exception. This idea of duty leans towards the idea of instinct because every person in the battle
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Dialogue between Plato and Aristotle Gregory Rodriguez 11/2/14 POL/105 Introduction to Philosophy Laura Templeman Dialogue between Plato and Aristotle As the students gather in the auditorium of Plato’s Academy‚ the first thing that we all can notice is the two professors that were standing at the front of the room. After they realized all the students were seated‚ that is when the first professor took a few steps forward and addressed the class. Plato: Good Morning Students! Students:
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Investigating The Causal Natures of Chance and Spontaneity. After introducing the principle causes (efficient‚ formal‚ material‚ final)‚ Aristotle talks about chance and spontaneity in Book II‚ (Physics) for the purpose of investigating their place among the said causes. Aristotle bases his enquiry on the observation that in history‚ these terms are conflictive in their interpretation. Some people say that everything that we consider luck or spontaneity really has some underlying definite cause
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Moral law decrees that lying to a friend in order to spare his or her feelings is impermissible. According to Immanuel Kant‚ lying in any instance is an immoral act and is not allowed. Subsequently‚ Jeremy Bentham‚ would state that people will always attempt to maximize happiness and minimize suffering‚ making lying acceptable in some cases. Lying is immoral especially in the case of attempting to keep a friend from feeling pain by telling them the truth. For example‚ if your friend were to ask you
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For Immanuel Kant‚ guilt is considered a necessary condition for punishment and judicial punishment can never be used merely as a means to promote some other good for the criminal himself or civil society. He argues that‚ an offender must first be found to be deserving of punishment before any consideration is given to the utility of punishment for himself or his fellow citizens. In this view‚ utilitarian concerns can never justify the punishment of an innocent person while guilt itself demands
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Kant starts‚ Groundings for the Metaphysics of Morals‚ by explaining the difference between things that are good‚ and things that are good only with qualification. When it comes to the first type of good there is only one thing that counts‚ good will. Good will is by itself the only thing in the universe that is unconditionally good‚ and incorruptible. Everything else that we perceive as good‚ is not really good on its own and is equally capable of being bad. Wit‚ intelligence‚ and talent are
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Lastly‚ one of the many well-known philosophers in history‚ is Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC)‚ who believed in more of a natural institution. Aristotle was heavily influenced by Plato‚ but disagreed with some aspects of his philosophy. However‚ Aristotle agreed with Plato’s theory‚ in which humans are political animals‚ but what sets humans different from animals‚ is that humans can reason. Hence‚ this forces people to live according to their reason rather than their passions. The downside of this ideology
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The minds of Socrates‚ Plato and Aristotle SOCRATES‚ one of those who sought to develop a more consistent and purer concept of god‚ but he paid the price of a pioneer in that the masses misunderstood him. He was considered as the destroyer of the gods of the Greeks. He maintained that the centrality of the real essence of man and individual is not only its acceptance of the different gods but the real understanding of one’s relationship with others in a rational manner. This implies a rational
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