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    culture of the Department. What‚ she asks you‚ should she do? Should she stay‚ or leave? If she stays‚ how should she comport herself? Sometimes‚ Aristotle notes‚ the end in one activity-end formula can become an activity in another. If the pursuit of happiness is never pursued for the sake of some other thing‚ then according to Aristotle it is the "highest of all goods" or the "complete good" or the "good that is self-sufficient". 1. You practice carpentry (activity) in order to build

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    applies Aristotle’s six definitions; plot‚ character‚ diction‚ thought‚ spectacle‚ and song. “Tragedy is an imitation of an action that is complete‚ whole‚ and of a certain magnitude… A whole is that which has a beginning‚ middle‚ and an end.” Aristotle further adds that the plot must follow a change of fortune. The plot starts off with a criminal named McMurphy‚ transferring to a mental institute for evaluation after raping a minor. He seems to find this a good way to avoid working in prison‚ but

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    NIGERIA NSUKKA TOPIC THE CATEGORIES OF ARISTOTLE COURSE INTRODUCTION TO METAPHYSICS 1 NAME MABKWE NICHOLAS CHUKWUNWEIKE REG. NO 09/UN/SI/A/0826 LECTURER REV. FR. DR. B. ABANUKA C.S.Sp. DATE JANUARY 2011 INTRODUCTION Aristotle (384-322BC) is one of the most influential philosophers of the western tradition and had many philosophical works credited to him. In his treatise on logic collectively known as “Organon”‚ Aristotle gave two preliminary treatises; “The Categories

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    Aristotle And Kongzi

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    Aristotle ( 384-322 B.C.) was a Greek philosopher and political scientist born in Stagira‚ Greece‚ who focused mainly on politics and made significant contributions to various fields of knowledge such as ethics‚ biology‚ and politics. Many of his opinions and thoughts regarding politics are expressed throughout his work the Politics‚ Book I from 350 B.C. Unlike Aristotle‚ Kongzi (551 - 479 B.C.) was an ancient Chinese politician. He introduced Confucius‚ a teaching that was built to establish the

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    According to Aristotle‚ the highest virtue of man is reason. He believes reason is what separates us from other living beings. Without reason‚ we would be no different than animals living on instinct. To understand exactly what he means‚ we must understand how Aristotle defines virtue. Virtue‚ according to Aristotle‚ is the excellence of function. Everything has a specific function and performing that function with excellence leads to having virtue. He believes the unique human function is

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    Poetics by Aristotle

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    Poetics by Aristotle Aristotle’s Poetics is the earliest-surviving work of dramatic theory and the first extant philosophical treatise to focus on literary theory 6 Constituent Parts * plot (mythos) Refers to the "structure of incidents" (actions). Key elements of the plot are reversals‚ recognitions‚ and suffering. The best plot should be "complex" (i.e. involve a change of fortune). It should imitate actions arousing fear and pity. Thus it should proceed from good fortune to bad

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    Aristotle and Kant

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    Zach Cottrell Intro to Ethics September 1‚ 2013 Aristotle and Kant Aristotle and Immanuel Kant have greatly influenced the moral and cultural views‚ and the way that we perceive the world as a whole now. If Aristotle was only judged solely in terms of his philosophical influence‚ only Plato is his peer: Aristotle’s works shaped centuries of philosophy from late antiquity through the renaissance‚ and even today continue to be studied with keen. On the other hand‚ Kant synthesized early modern

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    Aristotle and Friendship

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    Aristotle and Friendship According to Aristotle‚ there are three kinds of friendship based on three kinds of love that unite people. Aristotle defines friendship through the word‚ philia. Philia is the emotional bond between human beings which provides the basis for all forms of social organizations‚ common effort‚ and personal relationships between people. The three kinds of friendship Aristotle explains are utility‚ pleasure‚ and complete friendship. Friendship based on mutual utility

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    RETAILING IN INDIA – EMERGING TRENDS & POTENTIALITIES Introduction: Retail is India’s largest industry‚ accounting for over 10 per cent of the country’s GDP and around eight per cent of the employment. Retail industry in India is at the crossroads. It has emerged as one of the most dynamic and fast paced industries with several players entering the market. Retailing in India is gradually inching its way toward becoming the next boom industry. The whole concept of shopping has altered in terms

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    CHAPTER 4 - ARISTOTLE Chapter 4 79 ARISTOTLE’S PHILOSOPHY OF LAW by Fred D. Miller‚ Jr.1 4.1. Life and Writings of Aristotle Aristotle was born in 384 B.C. at Stagira in northern Greece‚ the son of Nicomachus‚ a physician of King Amyntas II of Macedonia. At age seventeen he entered Plato’s Academy in Athens‚ where he studied for nineteen years. In addition to composing a number of dialogues now lost‚ he may have then begun work on his Rhetoric. After Plato’s death (348) Aristotle grew alienated

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