ARISTOTLE Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath‚ a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. His writings cover many subjects‚ including physics‚ metaphysics‚ poetry‚ theater‚ music‚ logic‚ rhetoric‚ linguistics‚ politics‚ government‚ ethics‚ biology‚ and zoology. Together with Plato and Socrates (Plato’s teacher)‚ Aristotle is one of the most important founding figures in Western philosophy. Aristotle’s writings were the first to create a comprehensive system of Western philosophy
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Aristotle Name: Aristotle Occupation: Philosopher Birth date: c. 384 BCE Death date: c. 322 BCE Education: Plato’s Academy‚ Lyceum Place of birth: Stagira‚ Chalcidice‚ Greece Place of death: Chalcis‚ Euboea‚ Greece Synopsis Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle was born circa 384 B.C. in Stagira‚ Greece. When he turned 17‚ he enrolled in Plato’s Academy. In 338‚ he began tutoring Alexander the Great. In 335‚ Aristotle founded his own school‚ the Lyceum‚ in Athens‚ where
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What is the central difference between metaphysics as Kant conceives it‚ and metaphysics as Aristotle conceives it? Argue in support of one or the other view. Metaphysics is usually taken to involve both questions of what is existence and what types of things exist; in order to answer either questions‚ one will find itself using and investigating the concepts of being. Aristotle proposed the first of these investigations which he called ‘first philosophy’‚ also known as ‘the science of being’ however
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Make Believe Phenomenon Growing up‚ the phenomenon of make believe played a big role in my life. Being the youngest in my family‚ I would most of the time have to play alone because my siblings would go to school. I remember that when I was the age of four‚ I used to pretend that my teddy bear was my best friend. Instead of having an imaginary friend I had a teddy bear friend. I would play with him and talk to him. I would take him everywhere with me. Another time where I played make believe was when
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Feifei Yang Writing 101 11/2/2015 Believe in Family "Believe" is the word used casually by many people‚ but in real life‚ people truly believe in one thing that is not very easy. Mankind is actually a fragile animal‚ so they believe the family‚ friendship‚ love yourself more. In fact‚ these feelings only to ensure our human reproduction from generation to generation‚ and prosperous. I believe in Family. My family is a traditional Chinese family which is an extended family with my grandparents‚
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Can one be moral and not believe in God? PHI 103 September 26‚ 2011 The argument set forth is best understood by the first line given by Hamlet in Act 3‚ Scene 1 in this 1600 play‚ “Hamlet‚” written by William Shakespeare (1600). “To be‚ or not to be‚ that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune‚ Or to take arms against a sea of troubles‚ And by opposing end them?...” Believing in a spiritual entity or a supernatural
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I Believe in Monsters *Jenna is sitting in a huddle on the floor. Arms are folded‚ and she doesn’t look the audience in the eye. She is singing the happy birthday song. Mr. Slader opens the door and begins to yell at her to be quiet. Scared Jenna crawls away‚ but tries to calm him down. It works.* Every child is afraid of monsters. And that’s why‚ before we go to sleep‚ mommy checks under the bed‚ and daddy checks in the closet to make sure we’re safe‚ because that’s what parents do. They
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The moral issue that I will be talking about is when someone believes that they are ill or not in good standing and they try to hide everything from everyone around. My uncle and grandmother both hide they were battling cancer until it was too late. My grandmother was taking care of by my grandfather and all her finances were taking care of by him. While my uncle took care of everything and he could act like everything’s going well‚ until after his death the family realized he wasn’t and now we are
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to you‚ you think all of your friends are going to be there right next to you. I unfortunetaly learned the hard way that is not the case. I did learn that my family will be there no matter what happens in my life. Parents are there to put food on the table‚ take care of the kids‚ and make sure they are doing the best they can for their child/children. I believe that family loves you no matter what: if you mess up‚ get injured‚ basically anything that happens to you‚ you can go to your family for help
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Aristotle and Utilitarians seem to voice different opinions when it comes to pleasure. Aristotle discusses pleasures to be a negative and is something not to indulge on frequently or often. He further explains how valuable it is that humans use the power of reason and critical thought to guide themselves throughout life towards happiness. Utilitarianism or The Greatest Happiness Principle speaks upon pleasure being the absence of pain. “It is better to be a human dissatisfied than a pig satisfied…”
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