and moral responsibility. In Nicomachean Ethics Book I chapter 7‚ Aristotle gives a thorough examination of ‘the good’ and just what it consists of. Along the way he discusses the relationship between happiness and the human function and the nature of virtue. Is final conclusion‚ that the human good is “the soul’s activity that expresses virtue”1 is a bit obscure‚ but his preceding argument is very thoroughly constructed. Aristotle begins his inquiry into ‘the good’ by proposing that the good is
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situations that take place through the week. The writing will have a special focus on metaphysics‚ on how it highly impacts and relates to a high school student’s daily life‚ by using tools regarding this topic by Alain Badiou‚ Van Inwagen‚ Plato‚ Aristotle and The Matrix. Philosophy is the invention of new problems‚ however not all situations can be philosophically analyzed. That is why a current philosopher from metaphysics explains in his text “The Event” how are these situations identified‚
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EXAMINE THE HELLENIC AND UNIVERSAL ELEMENTS IN ARISTOTLE’S POLITICAL THOUGHT Aristotle was not only a political thinker but also a political scientist. If Plato is considered the first political philosopher Aristotle is rightly called the first political scientist. He studies politics from an empirical and scientific perspective. The method he used in the study of politics was inductive and analytical. He reached the conclusions after collection and analysis of data. He studied the constitution
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1) The idea that all knowledge is attained through experience was referred to as _____ by the Greek philosopher Aristotle. a) Philosophical empiricism b) Structuralism c) Foundationalism d) Functionalism 2) _____ believed that the body was made up of material substances and the mind was made up of immaterial or spiritual substances. a) Descartes b) Hobbes c) Plato d) Freud 3) Sam’s daughter starts to hit other children while at the playground. Her daughter has never been exposed to violence
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Aristotle‚ Aquinas‚ Plato‚ and Kant all have different definitions of what justice is. Aristotle believes that justice is something that is absolute but it also depends on the motives. He also believed that there are different kinds of justice. These different kinds of justice include punishment and exchange. Aristotle thought that the punishment should fit the crime. He also thought that exchange should be equal for services. Aquinas believes that justice is based off of what is the best for
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eventually rules were established for the establishment of function and order. As time progressed‚ it became a debate that this foundation was in favor for the greater good of humanity. So the question is: are humans by nature political animals? Aristotle‚ Rousseau‚ and Justin Smith have distinctive views on the subject of whether or not we in fact are. I believe that when humans started to live among each other‚ there began to be a sense of morale for the preservation of self and in turn human kind
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ARISTOTLE NICHOMACHEAN ETHICS 1. The Ethics of Virtue - Virtue ethics date back to Aristotle (325B.C.) in his Nichomachean Ethics. Aristotle’s central question: “What is the good of man?” 2. Supreme Good Happiness – supreme good chosen for itself and never for something else. More than a mere truism What is the nature of happiness? How do we achieve happiness? 3. Virtue and Function - Aristotle holds that happiness (or that which makes someone happy) is tied to the proper functioning
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In addition‚ I strongly believe that Pericles shapped his speech before speaking to his audience‚ he was passionate on the subject of his speech. 3. (a) Comparing Aristotle defense of rhetoric with the one made by Gorgias in Plato text‚ it is clear that Aristotle builds Plato’s ideas ‚ but both views differ. For example‚ Aristotle assumes that man’s basic nature is good and rational‚ while Plato believes that man is in need of instruction
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monarchy that Hobbes proposes in this book‚ he does not recognize any limitations to the State and offers no options to appeal to the monarch. Question 2: Based on my reading of the Politics‚ Aristotle would have mostly disagreed with Hobbes. For example‚ whereas Hobbes proposed an absolute monarchy‚ Aristotle proposed a mixed government‚
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Paper 2 Aristotle vs. Mill Happiness is a highly debated topic‚ and both John Stuart Mill and Aristotle have distinct ideas of what happiness is. These two men have their own‚ views and opinions. Aristotle and John Stuart Mill have come up with two theories on what is the good for a society. Although these men come from a different time‚ their theories are used from time to time. The Aristotelian and Utilitarian views are two different viewpoints‚ yet they continue to influence people
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