1) How did religion influence the Magna Carta? God’s laws told them that they were equal to the King. The archbishops‚ bishops‚ abbots‚ earls were freeman that could not be taken or imprisoned‚ outlawed or exiled or ruined unless by lawful judgments. General of injustice’s would cause the souls of them and the souls of their ancestors and successors to burn in all eternity. 2) How did the Magna Carta limit the power of King John? According to the Magna Carta: •the king could no longer collect
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complacency‚ Socrates used a method called the “elecnhus” to prod citizens to discover the true definition of virtues (Jowett‚ 2009). In doing this‚ Socrates hoped to promote a rigorous understanding of traditional moral virtues; an understanding of what courage‚ justice‚ and wisdom‚ truly meant (Jowett‚ 2009). At first glance‚ it seems that Socrates is promoting the appreciation of the traditional virtues‚ and is therefore a conservative. On the contrary‚ I will argue that Socrates’ conservative
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2010 1. The Concept of Imitation In The Poetics‚ Aristotle asserts that literature is a function of human nature’s instinct to imitate. This implies that as humans‚ we are constantly driven to imitate‚ to create. By labeling this creative impulse an “instinct‚” one is to believe that this desire for imitation is a matter of survival‚ of necessity. The question then arises‚ of what does one feel compelled to imitate and in what way does it aid in our survival? According to essays by T.S. Eliot
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Some of the ways in which Plato shaped Aristotle’s philosophy is that Plato believed the cosmos to be made up of four elements that are earth‚ air‚ fire‚ and water. Aristotle agreed that the cosmos was made up of these four elements. Although‚ some of the ways in which Aristotle deviated from Plato was that Plato deduced that the four elements are made of atoms‚ which are made from triangles‚ Aristotle disagreed with this. Even though Aristotle agreed on the four elements he disagree on the theory
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Confessions Augustine’s Confessions is a diverse blend of autobiographical accounts as well as philosophical‚ theological and critical analysis of the Christian Bible. Augustine treats his autobiography as an opportunity to recount his life and mentions how each event in his life has a religious and philosophical explanation. Augustine had many major events happen in his life but only 3 events would deem of extreme importance to his journey to faith. Theses major events were Book II how he describes
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Tearra Daniel Philosophy 1030 Plato 2/20/2013 Plato was a well-known wrestler‚ and the name by which we know him today was his ring name. Plato means broad or flat: presumably in this case the former meaning‚ referring to his shoulder. At his birth in 429 B.C. Plato was given the name Aristocles. He was born in Athens‚ or on the island of Aegina‚ which lies just twelve miles offshores from Athens in the Saronic Gulf. Plato was born into one of the great political families of Athens. His
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to make such a perfect world. Lastly‚ there is the Cosmological argument‚ which Thomas Aquinas used to explain not only the existence of mankind‚ but the existence of our creator. Aquinas used five different Cosmological arguments or theories to justify his beliefs. His five arguments on the existence of God were proven by motion‚ Efficient Causation‚ Necessity‚ Gradation‚ and Governance. Although Aquinas had many arguments for why God exists‚ he also had many questions for people to ponder. One
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theorist Aristotle (though he did not agree with Aristatle’s concepts of natural teleology)‚ of whom’s ideas he combined with the theology of the Christian Church. Aquinas views the Soul and and Body as one integrated entity yet that human beings are more than just physical bodies but also moral people created “in God’s image” with our intellectual ability. The intellect plays a large role in Aquinas’s moral ideology‚ often working in conjunction with the will. It is defined by Aquinas to have two
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In what ways did the Second Great Awakening in the North influence TWO of the following? Abolitionism Temperance Utopian communities The Second Great Awakening was a powerful religious revival that swept the nation during the mid 1800s. While it was potent in every region of the country‚ it had a particular effect on three social areas of the North: abolitionism‚ temperance‚ and the development of utopian communities. All three rose from the ideas of the Second Great Awakening‚ which held that
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ARISTOTLE AS A CRITIC. Aristotle (384-322 B.C.E.)‚ the son of a physician‚ was the student of Plato from approximately 367 B.C. until his mentor’s death in 348/347. After carrying on philosophical and scientific investigations elsewhere in the Greek world and serving as the tutor to Alexander the Great‚ he returned to Athens in 335 B.C.E. to found the Lyceum‚ a major philosophical center‚ which he used as his base for prolific investigations into many areas of philosophy. Aristotle is a towering
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