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    happy is completely wrong and immoral. Aristotle’s beliefs are somewhat different than a moral relativists. Aristotle believed that a good life is a happy life‚ and that happiness and virtue are directly related. Virtue is the ultimate goal that everyone should strive for. If what makes you happy is good and moral‚ then it is acceptable to impose your lifestyle on other people. Aristotle would disagree with the moral relativists standpoint because a good life should make anyone happy‚ while moral

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    Aristotle Friendship

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    Aristotle has defined three types of friendships for us to evaluate: utility‚ pleasure‚ and true friendship. A utility friendships are better described as alliances. These friendships are beneficial to both parties and the duration of the friendship lasts until they prove to not be useful anymore. This type of friendship is very common. An example of a utility friendship is a political alliance or business alliance. The next type of friendship is of pleasure. These friendships are based on mutual

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    Aristotle on Friendship

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    Aristotle on Friendship We are social creatures. We surround ourselves with other human beings‚ our friends. It is in our nature. We are constantly trying to broaden the circumference of our circle of friends. Aristotle understood the importance of friendship‚ books VIII and IX of the Nicomachean Ethics deal solely with this topic. A modern day definition of a friend can be defined as �one joined to another in intimacy and mutual benevolence independently of sexual or family love�. (Oxford

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    According to Aristotle

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    According to Aristotle‚ Form * Is that which disciplines‚ directs and constrains matter. * You are a bit of matter come to existence with various forms that are within. If the form of being triangle makes it possible to have a certain degree‚ then your form should be giving you that kind of necessity. Forms bring you into reality. When form brings discipline‚ structure‚ through time in the universe does it do through discipline. Determinism is whatever is going on is the only way things

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    Aristotle Poetics

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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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    Aristotle Phronesis

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    Am Phronesis According to Aristotle and his theories‚ there are two basic types of intellectual virtues by which we live our lives. The two intellectual virtues that he speaks of are wisdom and phronesis. Wisdom is a virtue that we are able to gain and increase throughout our lives through experience and time. Of the two different intellectual virtues that Aristotle speaks of‚ wisdom is more of a scientific knowledge‚ it is the type of knowledge that would be expected of an intellect. While

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    Nehemas and Aristotle

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    Nehemas & Aristotle For Nehemas‚ friendship is a moral state where one treats a specific group of people with preference. Where one neglects neglecting moral value in order to give those specific people that specific treatment. The values of friendship distinguish us from each other and make us different in the sense that opposites attract or it makes us interesting to each other. He says that there are different types of friends. Casual‚ close and in between. The close friends are very special

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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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    Aristotle Theory

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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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    Aristotle and Epicurus

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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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