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    Moral Behavior: Aquinas and Aristotle vs. Kant When comparing between the philosophies of St. Thomas Aquinas/Aristotle and those of Immanuel Kant when regarding moral behavior‚ there are some very fundamental differences. On one hand‚ you have Kant’s autonomous perspective on behavior morality‚ in which you give the law to yourself. On the other hand‚ you have the heteronomy views of Aristotle and Aquinas which concludes that one can measure their conduct against an external force. Kant’s

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    DOLOR‚ Anna Graciella I. September 5‚ 2012 BSPT 1 B-2 PHILO-19 Sir. Dino Cabrera Summary of Chapter 2 “THE GREEK PHILOSOPHY: SOCRATES‚ PLATO AND ARISTOTLE” There are many different philosophers who appear during the fifth century one of this were the Sophist came from the greek word sophisma and sphizo meaning “I am wise”‚ their philosophy influenced Greece that led to democracy. The Sophist

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    Tory Macdonald 9.25.12 Ethics of War and Peace Essay #1 My question: PlatoAristotle and Cicero all talked about Just War Theory‚ and emphasis on the Just Warrior. Obedience and loyalty ( can lead to destruction. PlatoAristotle and Cicero‚ the fathers of the Just War tradition‚ develop and enhance the concept of civic virtue and the necessity to uphold such morality during the most chaotic‚ violent and brutal of times – war. They each defend the necessity of war; yet emphasize

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    thought about faith substantially. Thomas AquinasAugustine‚ and Frederick Douglass work to integrate equality and righteousness into the faith by directly and indirectly explaining

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    ethics essay Plato/Aristotle/Existentialists By Amy Maddox Socrates said‚ “No one ever actually chooses evil‚ they only mistake it for good.” I do not agree with this theory. For Socrates‚ the key to a virtuous life was knowledge of the GOOD. He believed‚ if one knew the Good one would choose it. One always chooses the best of the options available. The question is what is the Good? He would say‚ evil is the result of ignorance

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    Aristotle vs. Plato I believe Aristotle and Plato are both great thinkers. Aristotle and Plato both give good evidence to what they believe. There are some things that Plato says that I may or may not agree on‚ and same goes with Aristotle. In this essay I am going to prove why Aristotle and Plato both have an influence upon my thinking. In order for me to prove that I must understand Plato’s thinking‚ and Aristotle’s thinking. I am going to analyze their different philosophical perspectives such

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    philosophy that have been as influential as the ancient Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle. Aristotle was even a student of Plato’s‚ having studied under him for over 20 years. However‚ both men still held opposing views when it came to certain views about how the state should be ruled. One such view was on the ability to own private property and the ability to rule. Plato’s‚ The Republic and Aristotle’s‚ the Politics of Aristotle illustrates both philosophers’ ideal states of regime. It is also where

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    Compare and contrast Plato and Aristotle on well-being. Well-Being: The state of being healthy happy or prosperous. It seems obvious to suggest that the goal we all are aiming at is total happiness; total success and fulfillment. In the Nichomachean ethics‚ Aristotles’ main aim is to provide a description of what this so-called happiness actually is‚ and how we can go about our day to day lives in order to achieve the best life that we possibly can. He begins book one with what philosophers

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    to educate his audience that freedom in government - the vote‚ equality of the governing body‚ freedom in ordinary life - citizen freedom‚ all citizen’s equality under the law. 2. No. Pericles does not use rhetoric in the way that‚ according to Plato‚ dishonest Sophiat such as the Gorgias do. Rather he uses the ideas on rhetoric expressed in Aristotle’s On Rhetoric help shed light on the contrasting opinion of Pericles. During his speech on “funeral oration.” He used Pathos to frame the minds of

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    that posited the superiority of human nature over the practice of "owing our competence to our own powers"‚ I believe that Augustine would firmly disagree and claim that in order for humans to truly come into communion with their creator‚ that they would need to transcend their natural urges and inclinations by way of prayer‚ confession‚ and piety. In his Confessions‚ Augustine spoke of a drunkard who‚ through the procurement of a few begged coins‚ had seemingly obtained happiness (although‚ admittedly

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