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    with the opportunity to grow and realize his or her true potential. Aristotle believes that this is something everyone should work to achieve. No one intentionally wants to fail at being a human being and so people do whatever they can to continue to flourish. Aristotle’s philosophy favors ethical egoism because he believes that everything people do is in order to secure their own happiness in the end. According to Aristotle‚ human’s have two sides‚ an animal side and a side of reason. If we only

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    Aristotle Research Paper

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    Aristotle was born in Greece approximately 384 B.C.‚ to parents Nicomachus and Phaestis. His father Nicomachus was physician to King Amyntas of Macedon‚ and his mother was of a wealthy family from the island of Euboea. When he was 17 he went to study at Plato’s Academy in Athens‚ where he stayed for around 20 years. Aristotle did very well at the Academy‚ but when Plato died he was not chosen to be among the leaders. Soon after Plato’s death he left to tutor Prince Alexander‚ later to be known as

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    Aristotle V. Plato

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    Estelle Rousseau Ancient Greek Philosophy Professor Lemos 23 November 2012 Plato and Aristotle’s Contrasting Views on the Nature of the Soul Both Plato and Aristotle offered theories on the nature of the soul throughout their prolific careers. Though they both agree on the existence of a soul in living things‚ they diverge in perspective on its ultimate goals‚ how it exists in relation to the body‚ what actions benefit and harm it‚ and whether or not our souls survive our bodies in death. In

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    Aristotle Vs Machiavelli

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    Aristotle creates a metaphorical map directing the reader to a destination known to him as magnanimity. Vices such as vanity‚ boastfulness‚ and excess anger‚ are all concepts which Aristotle insinuates that a magnanimous person should not be comprised of (CITATION). Though‚ he also mentions deficiencies such as pusillanimity‚ self-deficiency‚ and patience which a magnanimous person should have (CITATION). An individual who can balance between both these virtues and vices is what Aristotle would deem

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    Classical Political Thought 12/15/10 Examining Plato and Aristotle’s Political Regimes Structures Plato and Aristotle both understood the importance of wisdom and virtue in founding a good regime. In their writings‚ they suggest the effect they felt a ruler had on a regime and vice versa. Where Plato saw a linear slope of five increasingly misguided and degenerating regimes‚ Aristotle saw six regimes: three true and three corrupt. Each regime has a ruling political good. This will be more apparent

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    morality. He must also understand how to live a life of temperance‚ without giving in to the pleasure of the extremes. If achieved‚ this life of excellence will ultimately lead to eudaimonia‚ which translates to happiness‚ success‚ and fulfillment. Aristotle states that every activity aims at some good. Although this is true‚ some activities are considered more virtuous than others. For instance‚ if one pursues something that they selfishly desire‚ then the result will be vain and not truly profitable

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    and desiring happiness. To explain the aforementioned I feel it necessary to define true courage. It seems true courage revolves around death. Not every kind of death is considered noble‚ for example death from drowning or death from disease. Aristotle feels the noblest death is death in battle because man is faced with the greatest dangers. To die a noble death‚ one must be in a situation where he can die at any moment‚ yet still is fearless (bk 3‚ 1115a 29-1115b 2). One can see how being this

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    Imitative Art A Comparison of the Philosophies of Plato & Aristotle And the Ultimate Beneficial Nature of the Tragic Drama By: Stephanie Cimino In the various discussions of imitative art there has been a notable disagreement between two distinguished philosophers; Plato and Aristotle. Although it was Plato who first discussed the concept of imitative art‚ it is my belief that Aristotle was justified in his praise and admiration of imitative art‚ specifically‚ the tragic drama

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    Aristotle Virtue Ethics

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    Virtue ethics was systematized by Aristotle during the 4th century BC. In his writing‚ Nichomachean Ethics‚ Aristotle outlined three terms to describe his ideology. The first of these three terms is eudaimonia. This means happiness‚ “good spirit‚” or flourishing. In Aristotle’s eyes‚ eudaimonia is the state to achieve to realize ones full potential. The second term‚ telos‚ is the end‚ purpose‚ aim‚ or goal that one should be trying to achieve. One can only achieve eudaimonia by fulfilling their telos

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    worthwhile as is evident when he states‚ “The unexamined life is no life for man” (Farrington 5). Aristotle also credits Socrates with the analytical procedure known as the art of logic. Through dialect and intelligent conversation‚ one could logically obtain truth. Such truths must then be fortified and upheld through law and policy. “At his best‚ man is the noblest of all animals; seperated from law and justice‚ he is the worst” (Hollister 37). The youth in particular must understand ethics in order

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