courts will decide the legality of her action. But what of the morality? Did the columnist behave ethically? The newspaper columnist in this problem is concerned‚ like most anybody‚ with making the best living that she can. In her mind‚ the right thing to do is to go to the job that gives her the higher salary. Although she had a contract‚ she notified the chain before actually leaving. In my opinion‚ the columnist did behave ethically. She does what she has to do in order to support herself‚ or possibly
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Plato’s interpretation of justice as seen in The Republic’ is a vastly different one when compared to what we and even the philosophers of his own time are accustomed to. Plato would say justice is the act of carrying out one’s duties as he is fitted with. Moreover‚ if one’s duties require one to lie or commit something else that is not traditionally viewed along with justice; that too is considered just by Plato’s accounts in The Republic.’ I believe Plato’s account of justice‚ and his likely
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MAGPILI‚ Airish A. 2PHL1 THE NOTION OF FREE WILL IN AUGUSTINE’S IDEA OF POLITICAL THEORY How can the chosen ones work successfully and just in the unjust world? To Augustine‚ the earth was brought to exist by an absolute‚ perfectly good and just God which himself created man. For Augustine‚ the earth is not eternal‚ that the earth in comparison with time has both limit which means has beginning and an end. While man on the other hand is brought to exist to endure eternally‚ compassion is given
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for himself‚ if he is brave and does not tire of the search‚ for searching and learning are‚ as a whole‚ recollection (81d). Teachers play a role in developing knowledge so it can become recallable. Today almost every person in this world in one way or another is schooled and taught things by a teacher. Years continue to go by with teachers playing an impact in almost everyone’s lives because they are benefiting people’s growth in knowledge. Teachers not only help us gain knowledge but even with
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What is Philosophy? Philosophy often appears to be one long debate regarding what it means to be human‚ what it even means to be. Does an individual become human or is that individual only that individual? How does being differ from to be? The fundamental capacity to understand the world outside the world of the individual and his or her internal world includes the ability to interpret‚ characterize‚ and associate what seems to be singular things or‚ at least‚ singular groups of things. Understanding
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sight". This is the foundation of human knowledge Aristotle presents us with in Book Alpha of the Metaphysics. The next question which we must naturally ask ourselves is‚ How? How is it that we can have any knowledge at all? We by our very nature desire to know and we love the senses in themselves but what is the relationship between the two and by what faculty are we able to call anything knowledge once sense perception has occurred? Aristotle sets up as his faculty for knowledge both the active
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in that one must only be concerned with his/her business and not minding other’s problems. The justice that occurs in their society depends on the class to whom one belongs. However‚ Aristotle‚ his student‚ was more for all-encompassing justice aiming for the ultimate goal of the constitution. Equality‚ for Aristotle‚ depends on the constitution in which the society is built upon. For democracy‚ it promotes equality for those who are equal‚ but only for those who are equal. Elaborating on this‚ equality
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the Politicians‚ saying that “…I found that those who had the highest reputation were nearly the most deficient…” (22a) meaning that they possessed little to no wisdom. Next‚ Socrates examined the Poets. He simply stated that the poets had no clue what they were writing about. He believes that their poems come from sheer inspiration and natural talents‚ and their wisdom has nothing to do with it. Finally‚ Socrates speaks about the craftsmen. He shares his belief that the craftsmen are very wise‚
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Confucius and Plato Confucius and Plato were two of the most respected and widely known thinkers. There philosophies of how people should be governed‚ what characteristics make for a good leader‚ and other thoughts have influenced many aspects of the ancient and present world. Confucius and Plato’s ideas have benefited their own civilizations and later civilizations‚ and they both shared many similarities and differences in their ideas. First‚ Confucius‚ a Chinese thinker and the founder of Confucianism
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conflicting worldviews of the Romans‚ early Christians had a difficult time formulating a worldview consistent with their religion and current culture. One early Christian‚ Augustine‚ seemed to figure it out. His views are documented in his works‚ The City of God‚ On Christian Doctrine and The Confessions. In these works‚ Augustine articulates the
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