Justice According to Plato and Aristotle Justice has always been an interesting topic for philosophers and also for ordinary people. Justice can be defined briefly as “the fairness in the way that people are treated” (Collins Cobuild‚ p. 910). Plato and Aristotle‚ two leading figures of ancient Greek civilization‚ were earliest philosophers who thought about justice and developed theories about the sublime aspects of being just. This assignment is an attempt to prove that pursuing a life of justice
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How and why‚ according to Plato‚ do States decline. “…since all creates things must decay‚ even a social order of this kind cannot last for all time‚ but will decay.” (546a) Socrates recognises that his “ideal state” is unlikely to occur in the first place‚ but if it did exist‚ it will not last. Plato breaks down the decay into five regimes‚ decaying in order of best to worst‚ with each regime occupied by a type of man. Fundamentally‚ the decline occurs due to the polis not recognising their proper
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The Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle are responsible for some of these major early discoveries and are a big reason as to where we are today due to their endeavors to understand various philosophical topics. In this essay‚ I am going to explain Plato’s views on knowledge and science‚ Aristotle’s views on change and science‚ and ultimately how although both contributed to man’s understanding of philosophy today‚ Aristotle started a departure from the views of Plato and into an entirely new
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Axia College Material Appendix C Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle Matrix Fill in the matrix below‚ denoting each philosopher’s view concerning the topics listed. Write NA if there is no record in the textbook of the philosopher’s view on the specific topic. Then‚ using the information you inserted into the matrix as a guide‚ write a 350-700 word response describing how Socrates’‚ Plato’s‚ and Aristotle’s philosophies relate to each other. |
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Plato and the Affect of Art and Poetry In the Republic of Plato‚ the famous philosopher that followed in the footsteps of Socrates‚ Plato created the ideal society in which would only be successful if its citizens were "just." Every being in his Republic has a certain telos‚ or destiny in life‚ which must be followed in order for the Polis to thrive. Their actions are guided by their desire to discover and attain knowledge of the absolute truth or true "form." These forms are an aspect of reality
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weren’t always exactly the same‚ though they were somewhat similar. After his Professor‚ Plato‚ passed away‚ Aristotle followed in his footsteps and started his own school called the Lyceum. In his school‚ one of the things Aristotle taught was one that he and Plato had slight mixed view about‚ which was Rhetoric. Plato’s and Aristotle’s views on rhetoric are similar but have slight differences. The theories of Plato and Aristotle are so similar‚ that there are hardly any distinguishing between the two
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about making moral decisions‚ should one employ reason‚ sentiment‚ or both? David Hume‚ a recognized empiricist and skeptic‚ would argue we need to utilize both. When describing morality‚ Hume says that “If any material circumstance be yet unknown or doubtful‚ we must first employ our inquirer intellectual faculties to assure us of it; and must suspend for a time all moral decision or sentiment” (135). In other words‚ Hume is saying that before one makes a judgment of morality‚ one must temporarily set
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and Responsibility The best and brightest of history’s philosophers have dedicated great amounts of time to describing the best forms of social and political organization with the hope of discovering the best way of life for humanity. Aristotle and Plato are certainly no exception. The teacher and the student‚ defined by each other’s works‚ have taken historical and groundbreaking positions that have greatly influenced politicians and future thinkers. No one writer of the Western World has been able
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Dialogue between Plato and Aristotle(c. 428–347 B.C.E.) “Beauty is the example of a form; beauty is not something that you can encounter directly in the physical world like an object such as a tree or horse. A tree or a horse may or may not be beautiful‚ but beauty meets with objects. Beauty does not stand alone‚ but it accompanies objects in the physical world”‚ said Plato. “Form determines what a thing is and in combination with matter is to have a thing”‚ replied Aristotle. “Form is not
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democracy‚ and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty.” Plato‚ as we all know‚ was an apprentice of Socrates‚ and the pedagogue of Aristotle. He has many works of literature on subjects like justice‚ beauty‚ equality‚ political philosophy‚ and theology. Plato had similar views to his teacher and students‚ but also argued against them in subjects like theology and truth. Plato had many arguments against ancient philosophers in various subjects of intellectual thought
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