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    “All men by nature desire understanding.” This is how Aristotle opens his famous Metaphysics‚ one of the greatest philosophical works ever produced. The thirst for knowledge has always occupied Western man at least since the time of Thales‚ and even though many different views and opinions about what knowledge is and how it can be gained have abounded throughout Western philosophy up to this very day‚ the fact that so many men have dedicated their lives to seeking knowledge on all sort of different

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    Aristotle’s causation theory (25) Aristotle was a Greek philosopher born in BC 384. He introduced the theory of causation‚ and he used causation to prove that this is the real world through senses‚ empirical evidence‚ the prime mover and the 4 causes. Aristotle believes in two different things which are potentiality and Actuality. Potentiality is something that is possible as everyone has potential but it might not happen‚ whereas actuality is more realistic. Aristotle first introduced this theory

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    Aristotle published Metaphysics and Alexander the Great was not content with him doing so. Alexander believed that by publishing the book‚ Aristotle believed that he was uncovering all the secrets to the masses.  Alexander thought that knowing the secrets of metaphysical knowledge was what made him unique‚ and is should not have made its way to the light and everyone’s acknowledgement.   Based on the reading of “The Metaphysics‚” I believe Alexander the Great was upset at the fact that Aristotle

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    DBQ 2 Ancient Greece

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    of this period are still relevant today. In fact‚ it’s fair to say Western civilization as we know it was made possible by the advancements made by our Greek ancestors. If the intelligent thinkers of the Ancient Greeks such as‚ Socrates‚ Plato‚ Aristotle‚ and Hippocrates never challenged the way Greeks lived many of the ideas we have today would have never been established. Socrates was the original philosopher. Socrates dies from headlock‚ he had the choice to live a lonely life with food and water

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    One of the prominent concepts discussed in Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics is that of the ultimate good. Aristotle rationally philosophizes that "every action and choice […] aims at some good" and that this ultimate good is generally considered to be happiness (3). However‚ Aristotle makes it clear that happiness is a very subjective concept and that the connotations of the word are a topic of constant debate. In ancient Greek terms‚ the concept of happiness was referred to as eudaimonia. Eudaimonia

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    5/25/11 Philosophy Short paper#2 1. Describe Plato’s view on the Forms and Aristotle’s view on the forms. Which do you find more plausible? Why? In this paper I will be discussing the view on the forms‚ of both Plato and Aristotle. For starts‚ Plato’s views on the Forms are basically describing the true meaning about material objects in the world. Like for example viewing a desk in a class room‚ should be looked at as more than just what we see‚ but thousands of atoms put

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    requires us to understand how to be transform ourselves into better people. That signifies we have to understand what is moral‚ how to be incentivized to be moral‚ and how to authentically deport morally.” [ CITATION JWG10 \l 1033 ]. Socrates‚ Plato‚ Aristotle‚ the Epicureans‚ and the Stoics all have different theories of virtue. Socrates verbally expressed that erudition is virtue and therefor leading to jubilance. Plato thought we had three major components: the perspicacity‚

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    In his Nichomachean Ethics‚ Aristotle develops a robust definition of friendship. His definition provides distinctions between the true and perfect form of friendship and other inferior likenesses. Not only does he provide a framework for personal relationships‚ Aristotle also defines several different forms of constitutions and integrates friendship and justice into each. In light of his explanation and praise of monarchy‚ Aristotle agrees with Plato’s ideal of a philosopher king. Before such an

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    Ryan Verbiest THST 198 08 August 28‚ 2014 Analysis Paper #1 Story of Ethics Plato and Aristotle each convey important points throughout their writings pertaining to the origin of ethics. Plato repetitively emphasizes his understanding of truth and reason‚ while Aristotle explains the significance of virtue and habituation. Plato’s spiritual explanation of ethics addresses the importance of goodness in the world and what it means to be a good person even when immoral people may prosper. Plato

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    he did not develop the idea. His student‚ Democritus would take this theory and develop them into a true philosophy. In a matter of fact‚ Democritus was considered on the same level of Plato and Aristotle. However‚ he never founded a school‚ which means his ideas was not impactful as Plato and Aristotle in later

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