Thinking Philosophical Inquiry Section ON22 Erich Grunder Jim Cook 3/2/2007 During the 17th and 18th century two philosophers‚ Plato and Aristotle‚ arose carving for themselves a trench in the philosophical world. We can see the biggest distinction between the two in their theories of how we know things exist. The traditions of Plato and Aristotle have been dubbed rationalism and empiricism respectively. Under these traditions many well known philosophers have formed their own theories of
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Investigating The Causal Natures of Chance and Spontaneity. After introducing the principle causes (efficient‚ formal‚ material‚ final)‚ Aristotle talks about chance and spontaneity in Book II‚ (Physics) for the purpose of investigating their place among the said causes. Aristotle bases his enquiry on the observation that in history‚ these terms are conflictive in their interpretation. Some people say that everything that we consider luck or spontaneity really has some underlying definite cause
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measured by his ability to work towards the salvation of the constitution. With an understanding of Aristotle’s definition of "excellence" the meaning of his quote becomes quite simple. When a family or a person demonstrates superior excellence relative to his constitution‚ that family or person should rule the state. <br><br>A citizen who is so preeminent in "excellence" is not the equal of the rest of the citizens of the state or at least his "excellence" does not equal that of the rest of the citizens
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Son of Sam Law Agree or Disagree? Abstract Son of Sam Law – Should convicted criminals be able to profit from their crime? If a person is convicted of murdering an individual and writes a book to tell their story‚ they should not be able to earn money from the profit of their book. Some people believe that it can be a good way to earn money for the criminal’s defense‚while othersmaintain that any money earned should be given to the victim’s family or even create some type of trust account
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All good qualities of a passionate person‚ right? Well it depends on perspective. Second point “Devoted his life in reanimation and killing the monster”‚ first of half was because I felt he couldn’t deal with the death of his mother‚ well I understand wanting to prevent grief in your life and others is a selfless and good act‚ but when you start digging up and sewing dead parts‚ you need to check your morality meter. The second half of the sentence he devoted his life killing the monster. Yes‚ he
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individual development and social good. Justice as a universal virtue which encompasses other virtues‚ is above the law. It requires not doing any harm to anyone and "using common things as common‚ private possessions as one’s own." . In Cicero‚ justice requires us to treat adversaries with respect and honesty‚ There is a limit to vengeance and punishment. In general‚ Ciceronian duties of justice involve an idea of respect for humanity‚ of treating a human being like an end rather than a means.
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Against School: Agree or Disagree? “Against School” is an argumentative essay that tells about how the public education system incapacitates the children of today. In this reading‚ Gatto claims that the public education system causes children to become bored with themselves‚ to conform to the way of the school and its teachers‚ and it causes them to lack the ability to deal with issues that go on in the real world‚ outside of school. The writer’s explanation for this is that it is partially the
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Aristotle Assignment When it comes to the art of tragedy‚ many philosophers have tried to define what makes something perfectly tragic. One such person is the well-renowned Greek philosopher Aristotle who felt that every successful Tragedy has six main parts: Plot‚ Characters‚ Diction‚ Thought‚ Spectacle‚ and Melody. Although Aristotle points out that Character and Spectacle can occasionally be left out‚ these six parts are the fundamentals to a good tragedy that he focuses on. While reflecting
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Name: Sheena Elaine F. Magdaraog Subject: Philippine Lit. Section: IT31B Instructor: Ms. Elaine RH Bill: Agree or Disagree The country of the Philippines is one of the world’s developing countries with an enormous growth of population. Due to the fact that the population growth leads the Filipino people to starvation‚ crime rate increase‚ unemployment‚ lack of public facilities‚ all of these are related to the population growth because RH bill or the Reproductive Health Bill is still in
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Aristotle: Virtues are Like Skills Aristotle believes that no one is born virtuous. Virtues are acquired through practice‚ which leads to habit. He feels that if someone did something courageous one time‚ then that person is not virtuous. The person would need to continue making good sound reasonable decisions that leads to courageous acts in order to become virtuous. Aristotle also believes that one must act accordingly in the right manner. For instance‚ if they are striving to be courageous‚ then
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