still exemplifies a few of Aristotle’s “The High-Minded Man” qualities. Aristotle wrote of qualities that only a man of greatness and happiness would acquire. The essay‚ “The High-Minded Man” by Aristotle reflects characteristics of Oedipus In Oedipus Rex‚ he displays the high-minded qualities of truth and honor‚ but lacks in the gift of fortune. A high-minded man is one who speaks the truth. In “The High Minded Man” Aristotle writes “He must care for truth more than for what men will think of him
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iA comparison between Aristotle and Plato on mimesis 1. Introduction Mimesis‚ as a controversial concept starting from the 15th century‚ is among the oldest terms in literature and artistic theory‚ and is certainly among the most fundamental. Developing centuries‚ the concept of mimesis has been explored and reinterpreted by scholars in various academic fields. The word “Mimesis” developed from the root mimos‚ noun designating both a person who imitates and a specific genre of performance based
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2124/27/2013David Maldonado| | In On the Soul‚ Aristotle approached the concept of the soul from an essentially scientific perspective‚ employing elements of biology and metaphysics that encompassed everything from the concepts of substance‚ form‚ and matter‚ to those of potentiality and actuality. While Christians and other religious faiths have traditionally deemed the soul to be an immortal entity that lives on after physical death‚ Aristotle viewed the soul as united with the living body‚ and
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define and consider different definitions of what happiness is‚ and I think that Plato and Aristotle offer interesting views of happiness and what it means for one to live a good life. Both philosophers agree that happiness is an important factor in one’s life and essentially the essence of how to live a good life. Plato offers many theories and definitions of justice leading to happiness‚ while Aristotle argues that happiness is the main goal that all humans aim for in their entire life. Plato offers
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Short Paper 2 “How would Aristotle respond to Utilitarianism?” How would Aristotle respond to Utilitarianism? The Definition of “Utilitarianism” is an ethical theory holding that the proper course of action is the one that maximizes the overall "good" of the greatest number of individuals. It is thus a form of consequentialism‚ meaning that the moral worth of an action is determined by its resulting outcome. The most influential contributors to this theory are considered to be Jeremy Bentham
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Aristotle’s theory of the Tragic Hero: “A man doesn’t become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall” Tragic hero’s who fit under Aristotle’s depiction are known as ‘Aristotelian Tragic Hero’s’ and possess five specific characteristics; 1) A flaw or error of judgment (also known as ‘hamartia’ which is a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine) 2) A reversal of fortune due to the error of judgment (also known as ‘peripeteia’‚ which is a sudden reversal of fortune
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The Metaphysical Pizza as Sliced by Plato and Aristotle Plato and Aristotle were Greek philosophers who lived within the third and fourth century BC. Thought Aristotle was a student of Plato‚ they each had very different ideas or theories on how life is or Metaphysics. Plato theorized that reality was outside of our physical world and outside of most humans understanding‚ while Aristotle theorized that this physical world was the only world and the only reality. Plato looked for a universal
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Immanuel Kant and Aristotle agree that all rational beings desire happiness and that all rational beings at least should desire moral righteousness. However‚ their treatments of the relationship between the two are starkly opposed. While Aristotle argues that happiness and morality are nearly synonymous (in the respect that virtue necessarily leads to happiness)‚ Kant claims that not only does happiness have no place in the realm of morality‚ but that a moral action usually must contradict the actor’s
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Virtue Title Page Virtue: Comparing the Views of Confucius and Aristotle: Bernadette C. Townsend Humanities 101‚ {019016} Fall 2005 Mini Session Strayer University Instructor: Professor David Allen Outline Virtue: Comparing the Views of Confucius and Aristotle; Confucius Social Philosophy This paper will explore and discuss the social and political philosophy of Confucius and Aristotle‚ the views on virtue. The paper will examine the craft and artistic accomplishments
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Violence in The Arts Plato vs. Aristotle Nowadays‚ it is hard to turn on a television program‚ catch a movie or buy your younger sibling a video game without encountering a warning for extreme violence. Everyday‚ our lives are exposed to violence on the screen‚ whether it is in the latest Sopranos episode or even watching the six o’clock news. For quite a while now‚ people have been demanding that stricter censorship be placed on the media‚ especially those programs and video games that can
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