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    philosopher‚ Aristotle. He was an amazing individual who possessed a massive amount of talents‚ from mastery of rhetoric to interest in physiology. Aristotle lived during the fourth century B.C. in ancient Greece. The culture of the Greeks during this time differs greatly from our present day life and times. Aristotle came into contact with many great men of history‚ from Plato his instructor and mentor to Alexander the Great‚ conqueror and ruler of the east. The works of Aristotle have left many

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    Crito By Plato Analysis

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    In Crito by Plato‚ Crito attempts to persuade Socrates to escape from jail so as to avoid his death sentence. This essay will set out to elaborate on the things Plato would say to both Crito and Socrates‚ if he were to be in jail with them. In addition‚ this essay will elaborate further on the reasons Plato would not agree that Socrates’ decision‚ to stay in jail and accept his death sentence‚ would eventually result in happiness. Thus‚ I will establish the stand that Plato would take sides with

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    analyzing the works of Plato and John Locke I feel that Plato presents a more accurate idealism in how a society should be maintained. Plato puts ultimate power in those with the highest knowledge. I feel that this concept is necessary in order to have a successful regime‚ thus I support in my argument. Plato’s theory hand picks guardians to become Philosopher Kings. These kings are those with "Gold" Souls‚ and in fact do not wish to become such a hierarchal figure. Plato chooses Guardians who do

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    Aristotle Anti-Death

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    Aristotle Anti-Death Penalty The death penalty is one of the controversial topics that plague American society today. The moral and ethical battles are ones that have been in existence as long as capital punishment has. Different methods of the death penalty have gone through many phases of development throughout the ages. Since its establishment there has been death by hanging‚ death by decapitation‚ death by electric chair‚ and the most commonly used method‚ death by lethal injection. This

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    Imitation Background Plato was born in 427 BC—3 years after the outbreak of the Peloponnesian war. At the time ancient Greek was divided into several city states‚ and each state has its own government. At that time there were two city states which were powerful and strong enough to influence the governing system of whole Greek. The states were “Athens” and “Sparta”. Both the states were at war‚ when Plato was born ‚ due to the conflict of choice of democracy rule or military rule. Plato was born in a

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    According to Plato a property that is abstract or quality is considered a form; if you were to take a property of a certain object and separate the property from the object‚ that itself would contemplate a form. A basketball could be taken for example here where you can take the roundness of the object being the basketball in this case and separate the roundness from all of the other properties the basketball has like the weight and the color‚ focusing only of the roundness would be the form of roundness

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    Oedipus Rex and Aristotle

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    the idea’s Aristotle collected while studying tragedies. A tragedy‚ according to Aristotle‚ consists of six major points. The first and most important is the plot‚ which is what all the other points are based on. Such points are: character‚ language‚ thought‚ melody‚ and spectacle (Aristotle). A prime example of the usage of these parts in a tragic drama is evident in Sophocles’ “Oedipus Rex”. The plot of a tragedy usually consists of a tragic hero’s fall from grace. Aristotle describes

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    Aristotle In Blade Runner

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    of thought as Aristotle has. Plato’s pupil and consequently Alexander’s mentor‚ possibly the first polymath‚ the ripples of the Macedonian’s teachings are still being felt all across the world and formed the basis for Western culture for over a millennia until the arrival of the Scientific Revolution. Following from this‚ in this essay one will explore into Aristotle’s views on tragedy and final causation and comprehend how these can be applied to the movie Blade Runner. Aristotle‚ in his Metaphysics

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    strive to be virtuous. Thus‚ the notion of virtue becomes fundamental. What is a virtue? A fixed positive character trait that involves various dispositions. For Aristotle morality is about living in accordance with virtue. Every activity has some goal or end and his project here is to figure out what the Good consists in According to Aristotle something is good to the extent that it fulfills its function. What is our function? it must be what distinguishes us from plants and animals‚ which is rationality

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