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    Justice According to Plato and Aristotle Justice has always been an interesting topic for philosophers and also for ordinary people. Justice can be defined briefly as “the fairness in the way that people are treated” (Collins Cobuild‚ p. 910). Plato and Aristotle‚ two leading figures of ancient Greek civilization‚ were earliest philosophers who thought about justice and developed theories about the sublime aspects of being just. This assignment is an attempt to prove that pursuing a life of justice

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    Merrium-webster.com defines ultimate reality as “something that is the supreme‚ final‚ and fundamental power in all reality”. Although not mentioned in depth in Nicomachean Ethics‚ Aristotle does believe in an ultimate reality; a god-like ‘prime mover’ that set everything into motion. Surprisingly similar‚ Plato uses reflection and reason to deductively determine that there is a ‘natural creator’ who “…created…everything…in its essential nature” (Plato 316). While they mostly agree on ultimate reality

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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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    Aristotle: Virtues are Like Skills Aristotle believes that no one is born virtuous. Virtues are acquired through practice‚ which leads to habit. He feels that if someone did something courageous one time‚ then that person is not virtuous. The person would need to continue making good sound reasonable decisions that leads to courageous acts in order to become virtuous. Aristotle also believes that one must act accordingly in the right manner. For instance‚ if they are striving to be courageous‚ then

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    that we achieve from our actions it can answer more than one thing that we want to answer. In the lectures Aristotle says‚ “The good‚ therefore‚ is not some common element answering to one idea.” This lets me know that the universe is so infinite that it allows humans to have many options to the good aims we make to answer the ideas that we may have. There is more than one answer to the ideas that we may have‚ but it is our choice to pick what good aims we want to have and keep.

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    Axia College Material Appendix C Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle Matrix Fill in the matrix below‚ denoting each philosopher’s view concerning the topics listed. Write NA if there is no record in the textbook of the philosopher’s view on the specific topic. Then‚ using the information you inserted into the matrix as a guide‚ write a 350-700 word response describing how Socrates’‚ Plato’s‚ and Aristotle’s philosophies relate to each other. |

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    going to talk about the notion Idea of progress. To begin with‚ I’d like to give a definition of progress. The idea of progress basically consists in believing that the world can become better in terms of art‚ science‚ technology‚ liberty‚ and quality of life. However‚ sometimes progress causes more problems than it solves .Consequently‚ we are going to weigh the positive and negatives aspects of progress‚ in science ‚ in medicine and in new technologies. The idea of progress basically consists

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    BUSINESS IDEA In Moselewapula Community Junior Senior School‚ I have observed that most students suffer from thirst‚ because of the hot weather‚ which leads to them going out during lessons and this affects their learning. Some students can also collapse due to dehydration caused by thirst if they are not allowed to go out to drink water during lessons by the teacher. My business idea is to solve the above problem by selling flavored and not flavored distilled water at an affordable price. Most

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    Was Aristotle Right or Wrong? Jennifer L. Chadwick Grand Canyon University Biology Concepts Lab June 1‚ 2011 Resource 1: Was Aristotle Right or Wrong? Directions The exercise below presents a scenario that begins with an observation made by Aristotle (4th century BC). The theory of Spontaneous Generation‚ which suggests that life originated from inanimate matter‚ was popular in the ancient world. Your assignment is to apply the scientific method beginning with Aristotle’s observation by

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    Being‚ which is God. This is confirmed to us in reason: our ultimate desire lies in absolute perfection. Aristotle: In my opinion‚ the Supreme Good‚ or Happiness‚ is to lead a life that allows us to use and develop our reason. In contrast to amusement or pleasure‚ which can also be enjoyed by other beings‚ such as animals‚ happiness is not a state but an activity‚ and if genuine‚ is long-lasting. Aquinas: So what you’re saying is that good or bad fortune affects our happiness? A- Yes. In order

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