Aristotle’s Tragic Pleasure Bradley Elicker Temple University Abstract: Aristotle writes the Poetics as an investigation into representational art and‚ more specifically‚ as an investigation into the art form of tragedy. While Aristotle goes into great detail regarding the technical aspects of creating and appreciating a work of tragedy‚ he is somewhat lacking in his descriptions of how tragedy is enjoyed by an audience. Aristotle speaks of this tragic pleasure in two ways; as the pleasure of mimesis
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Knowledge is Virtue We define knowledge as the state or fact of knowing‚ familiarity‚ awareness or understanding‚ gained through experience or study and virtue as the moral excellence and righteousness. All of us have knowledge but not all the knowledge we have is the same‚ same with virtue. All of us have virtue but not all is practicing it. All of us have knowledge because it is a gift from God that we can keep and share to others. Through knowledge‚ one is also given the knowledge of understanding
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melodies. Although these two subjects are in contrast to each other‚ as mathematics is often unpopular to most people for its difficulty and music is easily likeable for its pleasantness‚ experts have uncovered a strong connection between the two topics. The connection between mathematics and music is held through the concepts of numbers‚ patterns‚ and ratios. Through these mathematical concepts‚ many music theories were developed. Great mathematicians like Pythagoras‚ also a renowned music lover‚
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Widom 2004; Belt‚ Abidin 1996) find that there is a correlation between child abuse and relationships in adulthood. Two studies (Burnette‚ Ilgen‚ Frayne‚ Lucas‚ Mayo‚ Weitlauf 2007; Lansford‚ Dodge‚ Pettit‚ Bates 2010) show that childhood abuse can be an indicator in an increase of violence
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firms. Journal of Business Finance and Accounting‚ Volume 30‚ Number 3 and 4‚ 573-587. Dong‚ H. P. and Su‚ J. (2010). The Relationship between Working Capital Management and Profitability: A Vietnam Case. International Research Journal of Finance and Economics‚ Issue 49‚ 59-67. Ebben‚ J. J. and Johnson‚ A. C. (2011). Cash conversion cycle management in small firms: Relationships with liquidity‚ invested capital‚ and firm performance. Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship‚ Volume 24‚ Number
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The secrecy and lies that it took for Dr. Jekyll to explore that part of himself that he had suppressed for so long did not just affect him but it also had an impact on people that considered him a friend. Take Mr. Utterson for instance‚ he worried for his friend‚ Dr. Jekyll‚ to the point that he would wait around in the middle of the night in search of Mr. Hyde. The friendship of Dr. Lanyon and Dr. Jekyll suffered as a result of Dr. Jekyll’s pursuit in releasing himself from social pressures. Dr
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Class Title Instructor’s Name Due Date The Five Constant Virtues The Chinese have brought the world possibly the most amazing of histories and wealth of culture to be found in the entire history of civilization. The moral code that was developed then to grow and propagate societal progress is still in effect and of massive social significance in today’s Chinese social structure. These precepts are what are known as the Traditional Virtues. They are widely credited in Chinese culture as intrinsic
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Thucydides and Aristotle are two distinct personas who dedicated time to craft what is for them the relative best and grasping the truth for the early city-states. Providing a comparison between two identities requires a thorough research with regard to philosophy in life‚ technique in constructing arguments‚ and their contributions to the world‚ in politics to be exact. The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive analysis with regard to the similarities and differences between the two aforementioned
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THE VIRTUE OF TEMPERANCE Pope John Paul II Virtue is not something abstract‚ detached from life‚ but‚ on the contrary‚ it has deep "roots” in life itself‚ it springs from the latter forms it. Virtue has an impact on man’s life itself‚ on his actions and behavior. It follows that in all these reflections of ours‚ we are speaking not so much of the virtue of man as a living and acting “virtuously”; we are speaking of the prudent‚ just and courageous man‚ and finally‚ precisely today‚ we are speaking
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options‚ the intentions‚ the responses‚ the consequences. The thought process is an endless circle of what-ifs and why-or-why-nots and what-will-happens‚ but in the end‚ someone will decide what must be done‚ how they must do it‚ and why they must do it. The art of decision making has been speculated by many‚ including modern philosopher‚ Immanuel Kant‚ and ancient philosopher and scientist‚ Aristotle. Their views on decision making differ because of the era in which they lived in‚ and so they both
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