Aristotle (384 BC March 7‚ 322 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher and a student of Plato‚ considered first scientist in Western world. He was a philosopher of common sense. He tried to define essences and his aim is to explicate the world as well as cosmos surrounding us. According to Introduction of Metaphysics‚ Aristotle’s world-view is teleological that there is kind of purpose in cosmos: " What is important is that the world seems to have a purpose‚ a meaning and even a design. It
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BIPOLAR DISORDER I chose Bipolar Disorder and the history of bipolar it is a disease that is founded conceptualized‚ and it was by Kremlin‚ and it was at least more than 100 years ago. And back in history the unipolar it was a depression and it was bad blood‚ and it was call black bile so in the 19 century the illness it was in terms of biphasic illness. And people will have their ups and downs the ones that do have major bipolar disorder. So major depression it is higher in families that do have
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Among Immanuel Kant’s (1724–1804) most influential contributions to philosophy is his development of the transcendental argument. In Kant’s conception‚ an argument of this kind begins with a compelling premise about our thought‚ experience‚ or knowledge‚ and then reasons to a conclusion that is a substantive and unobvious presupposition and necessary condition of this premise. The crucial steps in this reasoning are claims to the effect that a subconclusion or conclusion is a presupposition and necessary
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Corresponding Ethical Theory Being Agnostic I do not fully believe that a God or Gods exists‚ but I’m not in complete denial that it could be a possibility. I believe in science and what it can prove. I am very skeptical in nature and crave substantial evidence of all things. I would like to think that there is some type of divine essence supporting human’s purpose on Earth‚ but no one can know for certain. The origin of our Universe is best explained by the Big Bang Theory. It states
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interpretation and relevance are still pertinent today: the relationship between the second analogy and the third antinomy‚ the exact relationship with transcendental Idealism and the coherence and completeness of the arguments. Among contemporary Kant scholars‚ Henry Allison and Eric Watkins both have radically different interpretations on the success and importance of the third antinomy. This essay will argue that both of these interpretations of the third antinomy run into several fatal problems
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according to Kant? For hundreds of years questions such as what is enlightenment and how can we be enlightened were asked‚ and many different answers were given. Some tell that it is all about being educated‚ knowing few languages or being a great mathematician or a writer; others‚ on contrary‚ say that is not about academic education‚ but about education of our souls‚ that brings harmony and serenity. But every witness has its own truth. So in 1784‚ philosopher Immanuel Kant wrote “What
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When I first read the essay by Immanel Kant‚ "What is Enlightenment?" I thought that Enlightenment meant becoming aware of things you were otherwise in the dark about. But‚ after reading Kant’s article a few times‚ I saw that he views enlightenment as "Man’s emergence from his self-imposed immaturity”. Kant discusses the nature of Enlightenment and how it can be taken to the overall public‚ he also says in his essay that “Enlightenment is man’s release from his self-incurred tutelage.” The
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the summum bonum. Kant‚ however was adamant that people should not act nice to receive an award at the end of the act. Kant was convinced that an act is only morally good if it is done for its on sake and without any selfish thoughts. He believed that people should do the right thing because it is the right thing and not for any reward or praise. Point 2‚ Kant argued that "ought implies can" - we know that we ought to aim for summum bonum‚ this means it must be achievable. Kant said that it is
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Sarah Bader Al-Din 6652179 Aristotle Essay CLA/PHI3380A Aristotle’s views have today come to shape the way in which people view things and how they think. In this essay I will be discussing the difference between continence and temperance and their relation to moral virtue and how it is possessed. I will explain what Aristotle’s view on knowledge‚ and how it the key to human life. When Aristotle describes moral virtue he describes it as something that “comes as a result of habit”(Nicomanchean Ethics
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Aristotle Life Aristotle was born in the year 384 B.C in Stagira‚ Greece. Aristotle’s father was a court physician to a Macedonian king. Aristotle would the Macedonian influence for the rest of his life and will keep strong connections the Macedonian court. When Aristotle was 17 he was sent to Athens for a better education where he then attended Plato’s Academy‚ the finest school in Athens. Aristotle created a very close relationship with Plato and his academy. Aristotle did not take over Plato’s
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