Plato’s republican Plato is very clearly a feminist although he does not hold women completely equal to men. In fact Plato states that the majority of women are inferior to all men‚ but not all women were inferior. Plato was indeed a feminist‚ but his feminist views were as a result of decisions made for what he thought was in best interest of the good city. A feminist is a described as an advocate for women’s rights and legal protection. Within book V of the Republic‚ Plato advocates equality
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Lastly‚ one of the many well-known philosophers in history‚ is Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC)‚ who believed in more of a natural institution. Aristotle was heavily influenced by Plato‚ but disagreed with some aspects of his philosophy. However‚ Aristotle agreed with Plato’s theory‚ in which humans are political animals‚ but what sets humans different from animals‚ is that humans can reason. Hence‚ this forces people to live according to their reason rather than their passions. The downside of this ideology
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Living Well Vs. Living Large: The Accounts of Aristotle and Arendt In today’s day and age‚ the concepts of living well and living large are commonly discussed in a capitalist society where economic prosperity seems to be at the forefront of people’s everyday lives. However‚ economics dates back to the Ancient Greek Empire where it carried a significantly different meaning and purpose. In Politics‚ Aristotle examines life in the ancient Greek system‚ and its divergence into two sectors: the public
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Aristotle discusses in Book 2 Chapter 6 about Shame and Shamelessness. He defines shame as “pain or disturbance in regard to bad things‚ whether present‚ past‚ or future‚ which seem likely to involve us in discredit; and shamelessness as contempt or indifference in regard to these same bad things” (Aristotle‚ pg. 85). Aristotle makes an intriguing conclusion when he says that if we take these definitions as previously stated above to be true‚ we feel same at such bad things as we think are disgraceful
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Plato and Aristotle’s Forms of Government Throughout history‚ the idea of government has always been altered‚ discussed‚ and argued due to the many variation philosophers have created. Plato‚ a well- known philosopher is known for his book The Republic in which he discusses politics and the way society should run in order to achieve a just society. Plato was born into a aristocratic and dominant family. He lived from 428 B.C to 48 B.C. (Dale 22). Throughout his life‚ Plato never ceased to expand
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would point to an equally vast array of answers. Instead of this‚ Kant saw that morality should be a constant‚ similar to the discipline of mathematics‚ which would provide the same answer for all of humankind. Through his work Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals‚ Kant establishes his supreme moral
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morality. He must also understand how to live a life of temperance‚ without giving in to the pleasure of the extremes. If achieved‚ this life of excellence will ultimately lead to eudaimonia‚ which translates to happiness‚ success‚ and fulfillment. Aristotle states that every activity aims at some good. Although this is true‚ some activities are considered more virtuous than others. For instance‚ if one pursues something that they selfishly desire‚ then the result will be vain and not truly profitable
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of how man should act and reason. They have a similar view of the end: greatness‚ but the means which the two philosophers describe are distinctly different. Machiavelli writes about man as mainly concerned with power and self-assertion‚ while Aristotle desires a society of individuals‚ of honorable men. An excess of the power seeking Machiavellians and an undeniable scarcity of genuine individuals have created a contemporary society so out of touch with its own humanity that it desperately needs
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Can Superior and Inferior People Become Complete Friends? This paper examines whether inferior and superior people can be friends based on complete friendship according to Aristotle. First‚ I will clarify the definition of a complete friendship and what it entails. Secondly‚ I will explain the different types of equal and unequal friendships in accordance with complete friendship. Then I will show how different levels of affection follow the forms of inequality and how a sort of equality can
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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 to produce as much conversation and controversy as the writings of these two authors. Aristotle’s Politics and Plato’s Republic give vast amounts of insight into people and society’s behavior and ideals. Aristotle even makes
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