The name of our mathematician is Aristotle‚ he was born in 384 BCE at Stagirus‚ a Greek colony that is now extinct near the seaport on the coast of Thrace. He was the son of Phaestis and Nichomachus‚ who was a court physician to the King Amyntas of Macedonia. Many people claim this is where Aristotle got influenced to become part of the Macedamian Court system‚ although is has not yet been proving plenty of experts agree this is where it all began. While he was around the age of 7 his father and
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people favored by the god only. The perception of hubris existed where one could only attain happiness through harsh punishment in this context; the Greek philosopher diverted this view of obtaining happiness from the body and focused on the soul. Aristotle was also one of the greatest Greek philosophers that sought to address the issue of happiness.
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Plato and Aristotle Name: Course instructor: Plato and Aristotle Just like Plato makes it clear especially in his apology of Socrates saying that he was among the devoted young followers‚ he must have told Aristotle about how he loved pizza but Aristotle must have argued out that he knew the pizza guy but he knew not about the extra large mutton and olive pie regardless of how hungry they were. This is just like they knew little about the hockey but knew about Athens
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Nicomachean Ethics (Ethics)‚ are two completely independent books‚ yet both contain unusually similar context. However‚ this is not merely a coincidence as Aristotle firmly believed in a strong tie between ethics and political science; henceforth both social ideas should be studied side by side with a dual perspective. Through Politics and Ethics Aristotle makes known to us multiple justifications for his viewpoint‚ which through thorough examination of his arguments we can easily see his clear and concise
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a good person. Virtue ethics raises three questions - who am I?‚ who do I ought to become?‚ and lastly‚ how do I get there? Then there is practical ethics describes situations where an action is needed. Virtue ethics goes back to Plato and Aristotle. Plato’s moral theory centers on the achievement of man’s highest good‚ which involves the right cultivation of his soul and the well being of his life (eudaimonia). Plato considered that certain virtues such as courage‚ justice and prudence (cardinal
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Deductive Reasoning 1.The ancient Greeks used Deductive reasoning to solve many things. They learned theses things form the Egyptians and the Babylonians. They learned how to solve geometric constructions like circles‚ squares‚ and pyramids‚ they also learned how to determine they lengths of objects from the Babylonians by using Pythagorean theorem. Building upon what they learned from the Egyptians and Babylonians they found fundamental truths in geometry‚ and from these truths they mad propositions
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subjects like human vulnerability. In Poetics‚ Aristotle makes two claims about poetry: it is mimetic‚ or imitative in its use of language‚ rhythm‚ and harmony‚ separately or in combination; and he also claims that poetry is universal. He states‚ “Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history‚ since its statements are of the nature rather of universals‚ whereas those of history are singulars”‚ (p. 2323). Aristotle believes that because poetry cannot only describe
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where the name for the Nicomachean Ethics comes from. Both Aristotle’s father and his son were named Nicomachus‚ so it is possible that the book is dedicated to either one. Other scholars suggest that Aristotle’s son may have edited the book after Aristotle died‚ so that the title “Nicomachean” may refer to this particular edition of Aristotle’s ethical works. Happiness is the highest good and the end at which all our activities ultimately aim. All our activities aim at some end‚ though most of these
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Thoughts on Zeno’s Arror Argument Aristotle’s thoughts on Zeno’s Arrow Argument as represented in Chapter 9 of Aristotle’s Physics: A Guided Study can be understood in such a way that it might not be "next door to madness". In this chapter‚ Aristotle interprets Zeno’s argument of the Flying Arrow as "missing the mark". There are four premises for this argument‚ and in Aristotle’s opinion‚ premise three can be rejected. He does not believe that time is composed of indivisible nows‚ which he proves
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Nicomachean Ethics: Analysis and Belief What is Nicomachean Ethics? Aristotle thought it was important enough to write about the subject‚ but what is it? Aristotle believed that the “Highest Good” was the end to everything. By highest good he meant true happiness based on a virtuous life that required moral action. This is a system that is not standardized but is set up for everyone to decide what makes them happy. Nicomachean ethics is a fine balance between deficiency and excess. Nicomachean
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