Part I. Question 1 Aristotle uses two methods to prove light cannot travel. Besides his empirical explanation‚ where he observes that for the supposed motion of light to go “unnoticed from where the sun rises to where it sets is asking too much” (418b26)‚ he also provides an argument that is understood through the “light of reason.” (418b24) To understand his contention we must refer to his definitions of light and the transparent. The transparent is‚ for Aristotle‚ the medium of sight; it is “what
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(HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT) TOPIC A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PLATO AND ARISTOTLES POLITICAL THOUGHT WRITTEN BY OKWOR‚ STEPHEN USHIE 09/ED/EF/814 DEPT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS (POLITICAL SCIENCE UNIT) FACULTY OF EDUCATION SUBMITTED TO DR. EJERE DEPT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF UYO‚ UYO AKWA IBOM STATE MAY‚ 2012 A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PLATO AND ARISTOTLES POLITICAL THOUGHT In order to compare these great philosophers‚ it is important
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Thinking Philosophical Inquiry Section ON22 Erich Grunder Jim Cook 3/2/2007 During the 17th and 18th century two philosophers‚ Plato and Aristotle‚ arose carving for themselves a trench in the philosophical world. We can see the biggest distinction between the two in their theories of how we know things exist. The traditions of Plato and Aristotle have been dubbed rationalism and empiricism respectively. Under these traditions many well known philosophers have formed their own theories of
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Philosophy Through Film | Aristotle & “I Remember Mama” 1. In Aristotle‚ the good of man is described as final and self-sufficient. That is‚ the chief good is something final. This relates well to Uncle Chris throughout the movie. Everyone was scared of him – he drank‚ he drove fast and was quite brash. However‚ when he died‚ his nieces discovered that there was no inheritance‚ because he had been donating it to children with leg problems so that they didn’t grow up and limp as
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What factors‚ for Plato and Aristotle‚ were critical in the construction of a state? Before one examines the construction of the State in the eyes of two famous classical thinkers‚ one must first understand what a State is. A State can be defined as a group of people settled in a specific geographical location where‚ through interdependency and order‚ a livelihood can be achieved. Plato and Aristotle‚ both great philosophers‚ contributed to the world of politics today‚ their views and ideas on what
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A life that is just constantly happy would eventually get boring because we wouldn’t appreciate how wonderful it is‚ it would all feel the same eventually. Plus‚ without having some sadness in our lives‚ how could we truly know the meaning of real happiness. Constant happiness would be like living like a robot. So‚ I agreed with Professor George Lowenstein that in his statement ‘A life that was constantly happy was not a good life’. My experience and adventures called life in its whole
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Rios Professor Seltzer Intro. To Ethics 22 October 2015 Aristotle vs. Aquinas There are multiple philosophers who have expressed their views on how a person should live his/her life. Despite the agreeance that god is the highest power‚ the conflicting views between philosophers is how a life of virtue should be lived. People containing different perspectives on life‚ distinguishing what is truly good from bad is extremely difficult. Aristotle was not religious‚ did not think god was compassionate
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are those who had found and explored their special combination of “signature strengths”. For example; humanity‚ temperance and persistence. Seligman concludes that happiness has three dimensions that can be refined: the Pleasant Life‚ the Good Life‚ and the Meaningful life. According to psychologist Peter Kramer‚ happy people cultivate resilience. He believes that resilience is the opposite of depression. Happy people know very well how to recover from the failure. Resilience is like padding for the
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Heather Muse April 26‚ 2013 Aristotle Essay Is Happiness Achievable? Aristotle states there are several goods in the world but most of these are not ultimate ends; instead they are means to something else. However‚ he declares happiness is the ultimate good because everything we do‚ we do in hopes of being happy and we don’t use happiness as a means to achieve another thing. He also states there are rules to be followed and maintained in order to accurately judge someone or something as being
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Plato and Aristotle Gregory Rodriguez 11/2/14 POL/105 Introduction to Philosophy Laura Templeman Dialogue between Plato and Aristotle As the students gather in the auditorium of Plato’s Academy‚ the first thing that we all can notice is the two professors that were standing at the front of the room. After they realized all the students were seated‚ that is when the first professor took a few steps forward and addressed the class. Plato: Good Morning Students! Students: Good Morning Professor
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