according to Aristotle‚ is a virtue? What is a vice? Fully describe two virtues and their corresponding vices. How does the concept of balance relate to virtues and vices? A virtue is something that can be praised upon however it is also make us good and obedient to the law. Virtue makes us good and obedient to the laws that are forced upon us. There are two types of virtues one is a moral virtue which comes from habits while intellectual virtue comes from knowledge. However‚ Aristotle talks about
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Contemporary Thinkers: Plato‚ Aristotle‚ Augustine‚ Aguinas Question #1 : Please discuss the political organization of the Greek city- states‚ particularly Athenian democracy at the time of Pericles‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle. Also discuss the backgrounds of Socrates‚ Plato and Aristotle and the fate of the Greek city-states historically. During the time of Pericles‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle‚ Greece was divided into city-states with a wide variety of constitutions‚ ranging from Sparta ’s military dictatorship
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Aristotle claims that an activity is all happiness and good for someone‚ what he mean is that happiness are not a position; it is a way that will continue your trough out life. To understand happiness you must also understand the human soul‚ Aristotle says there are three different parts‚ part one is the vegetative‚ which basically means the fact that we are living just like the vegetables. In the second part there are the rational and irrational‚ which we and the animals have in common and share
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17 de septiembre del 2014 This essay will discuss how can we apply metaphysics to our daily life as students‚ including activities and philosophical situations that take place through the week. The writing will have a special focus on metaphysics‚ on how it highly impacts and relates to a high school student’s daily life‚ by using tools regarding this topic by Alain Badiou‚ Van Inwagen‚ Plato‚ Aristotle and The Matrix. Philosophy is the invention of new problems‚ however not all situations can
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"Wealth is evidently not the good we are seeking” Aristotle Introduction One of the greatest philosophers of the 19th century‚ Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)‚ once said "Money is a barrier against all possible evils." Indeed‚ money can be used for good and the acquisition of money can be done in a moral and upright way. He advises the reader to restrain from striving for wealth‚ since a lot of money does not make one very happy‚ and
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that have been as influential as the ancient Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle. Aristotle was even a student of Plato’s‚ having studied under him for over 20 years. However‚ both men still held opposing views when it came to certain views about how the state should be ruled. One such view was on the ability to own private property and the ability to rule. Plato’s‚ The Republic and Aristotle’s‚ the Politics of Aristotle illustrates both philosophers’ ideal states of regime. It is also where we
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happiness? Humans would be more driven to say a sensual pleasure but this is not all true. This would be only the animal instinct but humans equate happiness with so much more. There are three types of life—that thriving on sensual pleasure‚ the political‚ and thirdly the contemplative life. Most prefer the sensual desires of happiness. Honor shows recognition of goodness therefore being honored cannot be the highest goodness. In Plato’s theory of forms he implies that there is one good thing
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learners do not learn the same and that it is difficult to gauge student learning in a way that is effectively usable with the limited input methods‚ such as standardized testing‚ that educators use as measuring tools. In the article‚ “An Old School Notion: Writing Required‚” Dan Berrett argues that a much more effective gauge of student learning which will ultimately better prepare students for the job force would be to use writing as a means of assessment. Rather than using cold‚ mechanized assessment
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Aristotle vs. Plato I believe Aristotle and Plato are both great thinkers. Aristotle and Plato both give good evidence to what they believe. There are some things that Plato says that I may or may not agree on‚ and same goes with Aristotle. In this essay I am going to prove why Aristotle and Plato both have an influence upon my thinking. In order for me to prove that I must understand Plato’s thinking‚ and Aristotle’s thinking. I am going to analyze their different philosophical perspectives such
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