Ethics and Aristotle A married couple‚ both addicted to drugs‚ is unable to care for their infant daughter. She is taken from them by court order and placed in a foster home. The years passed. She comes to regard her foster parents as her real parents. They love her as they would their own daughter. When the child is 9 years old‚ the natural parents‚ rehabilitated from drugs‚ begin court action to regain custody. The case is decided in their favor. The child is returned to them‚ against her
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‘Only human beings can be persons’ The statement that only human beings can be persons raises many arguments for and against. For example what is defined as a person‚ and the extent of personhood as a matter of degree and what are the sufficient enough features of being a person. My position on this matter is that I believe that yes‚ only human beings can be persons‚ due to reasons which I will discuss later on in the essay. I shall defend my claim by arguing that neither animals nor computers
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Causes and effects of being a good student Have you ever thought about the idea‚ that life is an endless studying process? Newly born child learns how to do simple things‚ then he starts going to school‚ after this child is near to become mature person by visiting university‚ then he faces work routine and so on. Each step of human being’s life is correlated with consuming tons of different information‚ which usually titled as learning process. Some people succeed in this process‚ when someone prefers
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Calmness is defined by Aristotle as he opposite of anger and as the characteristic of meek people. Any mature person will remain calm in front of those who show serious behaviour and do not confront him with contempt‚ but express their respect. Fear is discussed by the philosopher from the point of view of those who may provoke fear and of whom one should be cautious. Worse are the persons who have the power and behave unjustly to the weak and poor. One becomes courageous after having
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Although all humans are created good‚ society corrupts them‚ as they grow older. Criminals‚ for example‚ do not become criminals overnight; it’s a process in which they forget they once had kind and forgiving hearts. Goodness is an ambiguous word that the dictionary defines as the quality of being good. It leaves a lot of opportunity for anyone to fall under that category (goodness). Such as those who are religious and attend church every Sunday‚ but look down on those they find inferior. Those who
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Aristotle on Speaking and Rhetoric Aristotle (384-322 B.C.E) was an ancient Greek philosopher and scientist. He is known as one of the greatest intellectual figures of all time. Aristotle covered most of the sciences and many of the arts. He has been called the father of modern science. The Rhetorical Triangle consists of Ethos‚ Pathos‚ and Logos. Like wise‚ the Canons of Rhetoric are broken down into five parts: Invention‚ arrangement‚ style‚ memory‚ and delivery. Aristotle’s work
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Every person is born into this world 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
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Aristotle Aristotle was born in 384 b.c. in the small town of Stagira on the northeast coast of Thrace. His father was the physician to the king of Macedonia. It could be that Aristotle’s great interest in biology and sci ence in general was nurtured in his early childhood as it was the custom‚ according to Galen‚ for families in the guild of the Asclepiadae to train their sons in the art of dissection. When he was seventeen years old‚ Aristotle went to Athens to enroll in Plato’s Academy‚ where
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TIPS ON GOOD EMCEEING by Beth Horner The following information is based on Beth’s workshop KEEPING IT ALL TOGETHER: THE CONSUMMATE EMCEE. For more information on her workshop‚ check Beth’s website at www.BethHorner.comor contact her at BethHorner@earthlink.net or 888-443-3816. For additional information on the importance of good emceeing at storytelling events‚ see Beth’s article THE IMPORTANCE OF A GOOD EMCEE‚ excerpted in the September/October issue of The National Storytelling Magazine and
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happiness. In his book Aristotle describes two types of the best life‚ each based on different types of reason. However there are inconsistencies between the two types of best life‚ which to be resolved require a look at‚ and the possible inconsistencies within‚ human nature. Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics is shown to be a perspective of morality requiring a critical examination‚ but which nonetheless reflects an important moral perspective.e In the Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle explains how to be the
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