OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (MGCR 472) WINTER 2011 COURSE RELATED INFORMATION INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION Dr. Malleswara Talla Tel: (514) 287-5217 Office: Bronfman 501 - INSTRUCTOR’S OFFICE HOURS‚ E-MAIL AND MAILING ADDRESS INFO Tuesdays 13:00 pm – 14:00 pm Office Hours (Please send me a message if you need to see me during office hour) You can reach me over telephone‚ by email‚ then a meeting by appointment if needed. E-mail Mailing Address malleswara.talla@mcgill.ca Desautels Faculty of Management
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Aristotle on Causality 1. Introduction Aristotle was not the first person to engage in a causal investigation of the world around us. From the very beginning‚ and independently of Aristotle‚ the investigation of the natural world consisted in the search for the relevant causes of a variety of natural phenomena. From the Phaedo‚ for example‚ we learn that the so-called “inquiry into nature” consisted in a search for “the causes of each thing; why each thing comes into existence‚ why it goes
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Plato and Aristotle regarding the best political association. Quotes from Politics and the Republic are used to support the author’s thesis. Plato and Aristotle: An Analysis Determining the best form of political association was important to the ancient Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle‚ and each of them expressed his opinion in important works such as the Republic and Politics. In explaining‚ comparing‚ and contrasting the political philosophies of Plato and Aristotle‚ it is evident
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Affirmative essay Aristotle and Socrates and Plato’s beliefs have similarities mainly evident in their denouncement of democracy for the state. The views of Socrates expressed and written by his pupil Plato are vastly philosophical in nature and he promotes the idea of questioning life to achieve insight. The philosophers who possess the absolute truth are the best equipped to rule society according to Plato and his Allegory of the Cave. Conversely‚ Aristotle takes a more political science approach
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Estelle Rousseau Ancient Greek Philosophy Professor Lemos 23 November 2012 Plato and Aristotle’s Contrasting Views on the Nature of the Soul Both Plato and Aristotle offered theories on the nature of the soul throughout their prolific careers. Though they both agree on the existence of a soul in living things‚ they diverge in perspective on its ultimate goals‚ how it exists in relation to the body‚ what actions benefit and harm it‚ and whether or not our souls survive our bodies in death. In
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and have had debates. Two of the most significant ones are Plato and Aristotle‚ who are two leading figures of ancient Greek civilization and both thought about justice and established theories about the aspects of being just. Plato was a student of Socrates‚ and Aristotle was a student of Plato. Aristotle studied under Plato and remained in his academy for 20 years in Athens but left the academy after Plato’s death. Aristotle and Plato had different philosophies about many subjects like justice
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Aristotle starts his paper on metaphysics with the notion that “All human beings by nature reach out for knowledge.” they go on to say that we’re unable to be mindful and know things purely academically because as we become more mindful‚ our feelings as well
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By Gerard Chretien Plato vs. Aristotle Numerous experts in modern time regard Plato as the first genuine political philosopher and Aristotle as the first political scientist. They were both great thinkers in regards to‚ in part with Socrates‚ being the foundation of the great western philosophers. Plato and Aristotle each had ideas in how to proceed with improving the society in which they were part of during their existence. It is necessary therefore to analyze their different theoretical
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In the reading Nicomachean Ethics‚ by Aristotle‚ a well-known philosopher‚ wrote about what it is to be a good person and how being a good person‚ reflects our happiness. Along with writing by Aristotle‚ there was another writing by Immanuel Kant‚ called The Foundations of the Metaphysics of morals‚ that’s rights about the fundamentals of the moral duty. These two philosophers were very good and can very well go well with each other. Aristotle and Immanuel Kant can agree that‚ to be a moral person
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Plato was a very intelligent philosopher and teacher. Plato’s most famous student was Aristotle‚ who regardless of his education by the great philosopher has different views and opinions that Plato. The ideas of Plato and Aristotle would battle constantly. Plato’s metaphysics and epistemology split the world into the everyday perception of the world and into forms. These forms are best identified as ideas that are just out in the atmosphere. For example‚ there are so many different designs for creating
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