memorize every word. • Sit in a lecture hall‚ at the end of the lecture‚ he could repeat it verbatim. • ARISTOTLE ○ Yes‚ there are forms‚ but they only exist in instantiated. ○ Most of his works were lost after the classical age ○ They preserved texts on logic and the west had boethius to translate greek texts into Latin. ○ Muslim scholars read Aristotle. ○ Aristotle is the hot new thing § He talk about the world in emperical observation. § The medieval church was dominated
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However‚ there is much more to understand about the bigger picture and full idea of happiness. Happiness is our purpose as human beings and our highest goal. So why do we seek happiness in our daily world and try to avoid unjust pleasure at all costs? Aristotle states in Nicomachen Ethics that “Happiness‚ then‚ is found to be something perfect and self-sufficient‚ being the end to which our actions are directed” (Nicomachean Ethics‚ Page 15‚ 1097b‚ lines 20-2). Happiness is the highest good because we choose
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Socrates and Plato used critical and analytical thinking patterns in their philosophical quest for knowledge. The questioning of why and how or critical and analytical thinking are the foundations of their beliefs. Plato was the student and Socrates the teacher. Socrates believed that reasoning could give meaning to the what‚ how and why of moral judgment and Plato believed this type of reasoning would give understanding to “the perfect Goodness” (pg. 17). Plato believed that this kind of thinking
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References: 1. Confucius‚ retrieved on June 11‚ 2009 from http://www.1000ventures.com/business_guide/crosscuttings/cultures_confucius.html 2. Aristotle(384-322 BCE)‚ retrieved on June 11‚ 2009 from http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/aris.htm#top 3. Western and eastern philosophy‚ retrieved on June 11‚ 2009 from http://chinahistoryforum.com/lofiversion/index.php/t19413.html 4. The middle path‚ retrieved
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Weaver Course Description This course is an introduction to the formal study of argumentation. It is designed to help students be more sensitive to the arguments that surround them in their everyday life‚ to develop greater skill in understanding and critically assessing those arguments‚ and to build competence in producing their own arguments. To achieve these goals‚ the course is structured to teach argumentation skills and abilities by engaging in public arguments about pressing political‚
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Dhvani This word means "sound" literally‚ but does not deal with the fhction of sound in the musical sense. The theory was first propounded by Anandavardhana‚ the ninth century thinker‚ in his treatise‚ Dhavanyaloka (Dhvani+aloka). The Dhvani theory considers the indirectly evoked meaning or suggestivity as the characteristic f a e of literary utterance. This feature separates and determines the literary from other kinds of discourse‚ and is an all-embracing principle which explains the structure
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An archetypical hero appears in every classical literature‚ as all characters share similar characteristics. The main character on Sophocles literature‚ Oedipus the king can be a considerable archetypical hero‚ as Aristotle once indicate that "A man doesn’t become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall." Oedipus sets on several stages that omits him as a tragic hero. The first stage always begins with a special journey‚ where they commit a difficult task to overcome their maturity
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The concept of nature in English and Kazakh literature The content: 1. Introduction Chapter 1. Concept- a notion or statement of an idea 2.1 A concept is a fundamental category of existence. 2.2 Сoncepts as mandated by a particular mental theory about the state of the world. 2.3 A concept is a common feature or characteristic 2.4 The notion of sense as identical to the notion of concept 1. A general idea derived or inferred
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most unique attribute which sets him apart from other living creatures. 2. To Plato‚ reason is the highest part of the soul. It is independent and immortal and it is the only faculty which enables man to penetrate the very nature of things. 3. Aristotle added that it is man’s valued possession which distinguishes him from other forms of animals. 4. Advocates of the rationalistic view assert that “man is to be understood primarily from the viewpoint of the nature and uniqueness of his rational powers
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equal good that is happiness. The question is‚ is happiness acquired by learning or habituation‚ or sent by God or by chance (Ethics I. 9)? Happiness is not an emotional state; it is more about being all that you can‚ fulfilling your potential. Aristotle defines the supreme good as an activity of the rational soul in accordance with virtue. Because happiness is an activity of the soul according to virtue‚ it is necessary to examine human virtue He believed virtues led to happiness‚ and virtues mean
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