Excerpts from Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics – Book II W. D. Ross translation Book II 1 Virtue‚ then‚ being of two kinds‚ intellectual and moral‚ intellectual virtue in the main owes both its birth and its growth to teaching (for which reason it requires experience and time)‚ while moral virtue comes about as a result of habit‚ whence also its name (ethike) is one that is formed by a slight variation from the word ethos (habit). From this it is also plain that none of the moral virtues
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I appeal to you‚ the people of Kazakhstan‚ to share my vision of the future of our society and the mission of our state. I want to present to you a strategy which I am sure will help us in gaining this future and accomplishing our mission. I wish to share my considerations as to the future which looms far ahead in the next century‚ in the new millenium‚ in the pretty remote perspective. Time has come to say once and for all what future we want to build for us and for our children. What do we
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For the history fair‚ we decided to debate nature versus nurture and the two people we used in our debate was Greek philosopher‚ Aristotle on the side of nature and for the side of nurture is also a Greek philosopher Plato. First to start the project‚ my partner named Brittany and I jarred when and purchased a tri – board to present the project. Second‚ to do this debate‚ my partner and I researched on the history of the two philosophers and we also did some research on both of the two great thinker’s
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There is another anthropological position which I want to define as an "extreme" one. This position is expressed in the works of Kant and Rawls. In their conceptions the political sphere cannot be separated from any moral standpoints and the question of justice. Nonetheless‚ their positions presuppose anthropology that is way more "positive" than the one of Machiavelli and Schmitt. For them‚ humans are necessarily rational and reasonable beings‚ and these human characteristics are primary in their
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is no reason that they should not be treated as people and be acknowledged as having human rights. In a situation where two people’s benefits are conflicting‚ this right must be deliberated and equivalent. I will argue that the moral principles of Kant‚ Marquis‚ and Thomson on abortion will oppose Sue and her husband’s decision to have a late-term abortion at seven months pregnant. Reason 1: As discussed in the Marquis document‚ “The loss of one’s life
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You be the Judge #3 Deborah Andriaccio D’Youville College Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of LAW 303V Judge Thomas Rebhan June 6‚ 2014 Kashin V. Kent 457 F.3d 1033‚ 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 20496 United States Court of Appeals for The Ninth Circuit‚ 2006 Scope of employment refers to a person actively involved in an employment task at a particular time. It usually becomes an issue when an accident occurs‚ which is required to make
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Aristotle used the Four Causes to explain an object’s transferral from potentiality to actuality. The material cause‚ formal cause‚ efficient cause and final cause take something from an idea to reality. They are accurate to a degree but have several flaws and faults. A problem with the four causes is that they rely on experience. Plato argued that experience was unreliable as it changes from person to person – we cannot be sure that chairs look the same to every person. Also‚ Aristotle has no concrete
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Although the Philosopher‚ Aristotle‚ was one of Plato’s brightest students in his academy‚ their views 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
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Rios Professor Seltzer Intro. To Ethics 22 October 2015 Aristotle vs. Aquinas There are multiple philosophers who have expressed their views on how a person should live his/her life. Despite the agreeance that god is the highest power‚ the conflicting views between philosophers is how a life of virtue should be lived. People containing different perspectives on life‚ distinguishing what is truly good from bad is extremely difficult. Aristotle was not religious‚ did not think god was compassionate
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Running Head: IS ARISTOTLE THE FATHER OF LOGIC? IS ARISTOTLE THE FATHER OF LOGIC? (Name) (University) Is Aristotle the Father of Logic? I believe so. Aristotle became known as the Father of Logic by demonstrating that logic was more than just an equivalent to verbal reasoning but an important tool of investigation‚ a way to learn everything about everything. He was the first to introduce scientific thought into daily processes. Even today‚ with hundreds of advances in technology
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