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    emotion that brings about feelings of pleasure and joy. However‚ Ancient Greek philosopher‚ Aristotle‚ had a different take on happiness and how one achieves it. Aristotle believed happiness is an “activity of the soul in accordance with virtue and excellence” and goes further in his teachings with how he describes this happiness. Therefore‚ happiness is a difficult concept to explain because how Aristotle defined happiness may differ from how one may define happiness in current society. In Aristotle’s

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    Merrium-webster.com defines ultimate reality as “something that is the supreme‚ final‚ and fundamental power in all reality”. Although not mentioned in depth in Nicomachean Ethics‚ Aristotle does believe in an ultimate reality; a god-like ‘prime mover’ that set everything into motion. Surprisingly similar‚ Plato uses reflection and reason to deductively determine that there is a ‘natural creator’ who “…created…everything…in its essential nature” (Plato 316). While they mostly agree on ultimate reality

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    Report on Company Inventory Management 1) Introduction a) Objectives of the study b) Need for the study c) Methodology d) Scope of the study e) Limitations. 2) Company profile 3) Inventory management. f) Introduction. g) Types and classification of inventory (ABC analysis) h) Need for inventory control i) Use different forecasting Technique j) Select best forecasting method k) Apply the different inventory models l) Calculate economic order quantity

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    Anna Graciella I. September 5‚ 2012 BSPT 1 B-2 PHILO-19 Sir. Dino Cabrera Summary of Chapter 2 “THE GREEK PHILOSOPHY: SOCRATES‚ PLATO AND ARISTOTLE” There are many different philosophers who appear during the fifth century one of this were the Sophist came from the greek word sophisma and sphizo meaning “I am wise”‚ their philosophy influenced Greece that led to democracy. The Sophist moves

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    currently the American educational system is focusing on its high achieving students‚ to try to make them even better. On the contrary‚ the problem holding America back from prevailing as a country is our students who are struggling. In the film‚ “Waiting For Superman”‚ directed by David Guggenheim‚ (2010) the topic of America’s academic standing compared

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    Aristotles’ Philosophy of Man – Self-Realization Brief History about Aristotle Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC) was a Greek philosopher. He was a student of Plato and a teacher of Alexander the Great. Aristotle wrote a lot covering subjects which include physics‚ metaphysics‚ theater‚ poetry‚ music‚ linguistics‚ rhetoric‚ logic‚ politics‚ ethics and biology. His writings were among the first to be considered a comprehensive system of Western philosophy encompassing logic‚ morality‚ politics and metaphysics

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    PLATO 1. Plato’s parents were Ariston and Perictone‚ his older brothers were Adeimantus and Glaucon‚ and his younger sister was Potone. He came from a family that had long played an important part in Athenian politics. He was born from an aristoctratic and wealthy family. 2. Plato wrote mostly in the form of dialogue. His dialogues have been used to teach a range of subjects‚ including philosophy‚ logic‚ ethics‚ rhetoric‚ religion and mathematics. Plato absorbed the learning of his times‚ - Philolaus

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    Introduction This paper aims to discuss the thoughts of Aristotle as the philosopher of his time. The paper will examine the applicability of his ideas in the world today. It will analyze the ethics of Aristotle against the way today’s governance. This paper will offer an informed critique of Aristotle’s politics. The paper will discuss the prepositions of Aristotle and the merits and demerits associated with each leadership. Discussion Aristotle politics looks at the world scientifically and can

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    having too much which per Aristotle it’s a character flaw. The first virtue is courage which has an extreme of excess as rash (person). Rash per Aristotle is known to be too brave‚ which means having too much braveness inside‚ as a virtuous person would have less and/or an equal amount of brave (courage). Also‚ a rash (person) is more than hasty without though. “…rash people are impetuous‚ wishing for danger before they arrive‚ but they shrink from them they come” (Aristotle‚ 42) Rash people want the

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    Plato and Aristotle had different ideas of politics and political justice. In The Republic‚ Plato creates the ideal city‚ which is needed to guarantee justice. He aims to create a peaceful united city that will lead to the greater good of the community and individuals. Unlike Plato who imagines the ideal city‚ Aristotle looks at actual cities in The Politics. He doesn ’t want to create the ideal city; he aims to improve the existing city. While their ideas about politics and justice were different

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