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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The rule of law is a legal maxim stating that no person is above the law‚ that no one can be punished by the state except for a breach of the law‚ and that no one can be convicted of breaching the law except in the manner set forth by the law itself. The rule of law stands in contrast to the idea that the leader is above the law‚ a feature of Roman law‚ Nazi law‚ and certain other legal systems. Albert Dicey British jurist A. V. Dicey popularised the phrase "rule of law" in 1885. Dicey emphasized
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concepts of the ‘tragedy of the commons’ and the problem of ‘collective action’ help you to understand what politics is essentially about? Your answer should include a statement of your understanding of the two concepts and examples to support your argument. The concepts of the ‘tragedy of the commons’ and of ‘collective action’ are ones which are widely discussed in politics. The central issue of debate in this area is whether humans are by nature selfish or act for the common good. This essay shall
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Aristotle on Genesis Genesis is about how people and the things on earth come to be. God created all according to the Bible. Aristotle argues about how thing come to be and evolve in the book Physics. In Ethics Aristotle talks about how people should act and how they should conduct themselves and in the Bible it also makes reference to how people act and the consequences of their actions. Virtue is what Aristotle talks about in Ethics and how people become virtuous. Aristotle’s ideas contradict
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In comparing both Kant’s resolution and Mill’s resolution to Aristotle’s expected resolution‚ one can view the many similarities and differences between Aristotle’s philosophies and those of Kant and those of Mill. Primarily‚ Aristotle would resolve the moral conflict by siding with the judgement that expresses the virtue as the mean and coincides with achieving a human’s highest end of the Summum Bonum‚ which equates to happiness‚ both according to the situation‚ but not relevant to the individual
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Plato and Aristotle‚ arguably the most important philosophers of their time‚ both made attempts to define justice. Being that Aristotle was a student of Plato‚ their ideas share many similarities. Both viewed justice as the harmonious interaction of people in a society. However‚ Plato defined his ideal of justice with more usage of metaphysics‚ invoking his Form of the Good‚ while Aristotle took a more practical approach‚ speaking in terms of money and balance. Although Aristotle’s ideal of justice
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Dawn King Andrew J. Bacevich‚ Washington Rules: America’s Path to Permanent War (New York: Metropolitan Books‚ 2010) Before even reading the book‚ Readers are easily enticed by the covers bold‚ and clear book cover‚ The red backround is daring and prevokes the person in a bookstore to pick the book up‚ and at least read the back of the book to see what could be so important to have such an eye-catching
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Equality before the law was an important value in their system. Then philosopher Aristotle wrote “Now‚ absolute monarchy‚ or the arbitrary rule of a sovereign over all citizens‚ in a city which consists of equals‚ is thought by some to be quite contrary to nature;....That is why it is thought to be just that among equals everyone be ruled as well as rule‚ and therefore that all should have their turn. And the rule of law‚ it is argued‚ is preferable to that of any individual. On the same principle
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Investigating The Causal Natures of Chance and Spontaneity. After introducing the principle causes (efficient‚ formal‚ material‚ final)‚ Aristotle talks about chance and spontaneity in Book II‚ (Physics) for the purpose of investigating their place among the said causes. Aristotle bases his enquiry on the observation that in history‚ these terms are conflictive in their interpretation. Some people say that everything that we consider luck or spontaneity really has some underlying definite cause
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