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    Descartes Mind and Body

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    Descartes has a very distinct thought when thinking about the mind‚ and how it relates to the body‚ or more specifically then brain. He seems to want to explain that the mind in itself is independent from the body. A body is merely a physical entity that could be proven to be true scientifically and also can be proven through the senses. Such things are not possible with the meta-physical mind because it is independent of the body. Building on his previous premises‚ Descartes finally proves whether

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    Plato‚ Descartes‚ and The Matrix Kyra Eigenberger Liberty University Deception is the foundational issue prevalent in The Matrix‚ Plato’s allegory of the cave‚ and Rene Descartes meditations. In each of these excerpts the goal of answering the question of what is real and how to uncover the truth is essential. Another question that arises throughout all three excerpts is whether or not the individuals will be able to handle the truth when it is finally learnt. In The Matrix Morpheus reveals

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    Aristotle vs Plato

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    Affirmative essay Aristotle and Socrates and Plato’s beliefs have similarities mainly evident in their denouncement of democracy for the state. The views of Socrates expressed and written by his pupil Plato are vastly philosophical in nature and he promotes the idea of questioning life to achieve insight. The philosophers who possess the absolute truth are the best equipped to rule society according to Plato and his Allegory of the Cave. Conversely‚ Aristotle takes a more political science approach

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    Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes blazoned the advent of a scientific civilization. Both men ridiculed earlier methods of seeking knowledge‚ that were once used in the academic traditions of the universities founded in the Middle Ages. Both men published between 1620 and 1640 and held to the belief that Medieval or Aristotelian methods were retrograding and worthless. Through their works they stressed that truth was something we find at the end‚ after a long process of investigation‚ experiment‚ or

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    Plato Aristotle Comparison

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    and have had debates. Two of the most significant ones are Plato and Aristotle‚ who are two leading figures of ancient Greek civilization and both thought about justice and established theories about the aspects of being just. Plato was a student of Socrates‚ and Aristotle was a student of Plato. Aristotle studied under Plato and remained in his academy for 20 years in Athens but left the academy after Plato’s death. Aristotle and Plato had different philosophies about many subjects like justice

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    Aristotle starts his paper on metaphysics with the notion that “All human beings by nature reach out for knowledge.” they go on to say that we’re unable to be mindful and know things purely academically because as we become more mindful‚ our feelings as well

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    Plato vs. Aristotle

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    By Gerard Chretien Plato vs. Aristotle Numerous experts in modern time regard Plato as the first genuine political philosopher and Aristotle as the first political scientist. They were both great thinkers in regards to‚ in part with Socrates‚ being the foundation of the great western philosophers. Plato and Aristotle each had ideas in how to proceed with improving the society in which they were part of during their existence. It is necessary therefore to analyze their different theoretical

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    In the reading Nicomachean Ethics‚ by Aristotle‚ a well-known philosopher‚ wrote about what it is to be a good person and how being a good person‚ reflects our happiness. Along with writing by Aristotle‚ there was another writing by Immanuel Kant‚ called The Foundations of the Metaphysics of morals‚ that’s rights about the fundamentals of the moral duty. These two philosophers were very good and can very well go well with each other. Aristotle and Immanuel Kant can agree that‚ to be a moral person

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    Plato v.s. Aristotle

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    Plato was a very intelligent philosopher and teacher. Plato’s most famous student was Aristotle‚ who regardless of his education by the great philosopher has different views and opinions that Plato. The ideas of Plato and Aristotle would battle constantly. Plato’s metaphysics and epistemology split the world into the everyday perception of the world and into forms. These forms are best identified as ideas that are just out in the atmosphere. For example‚ there are so many different designs for creating

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    Aristotle Virtue Analysis

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    Book II of the work‚ Aristotle distinguishes between moral virtues‚ which are learned through habit and practice‚ and intellectual virtues‚ which are learned through instruction. However‚ it is not until later in Book II that Aristotle actually defines virtue. He opens Chapter 5 with‚ "Next we must consider what virtue is" (35) and at its end asserts that virtue is a state of character. Therefore‚ the conclusion of the whole argument is: Virtue is a state of character. Aristotle first makes the following

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