summation of most of the other virtues‚ since it presupposes them.” Philosophers and social psychologists have noted that pride is a complex emotion. However‚ while some philosophers such as Aristotle consider pride to be a profound virtue‚ others consider it a sin. The view of pride as a sin has permeated Christian theology dating back to Christian monasticism. However‚ it wasn’t until the late 6th century that pride was elevated in its ranks among the seven deadly or cardinal sins. The Bible‚ especially
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they can be categorized in to two: Cardinal utility theory:- it argues that a consumer has the capacity to measure the level of satisfaction that she derives from consumption of a given quantity of a commodity. Ordinal utility theory:- it argues that a consumer cannot measure satisfaction numerically or subjectively instead she can rank the different baskets or bundles so as to choose the best basket. Difference between cardinal and ordinal utility The basic concept
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ON POL 311 (HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT) TOPIC A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PLATO AND ARISTOTLES POLITICAL THOUGHT WRITTEN BY OKWOR‚ STEPHEN USHIE 09/ED/EF/814 DEPT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS (POLITICAL SCIENCE UNIT) FACULTY OF EDUCATION SUBMITTED TO DR. EJERE DEPT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF UYO‚ UYO AKWA IBOM STATE MAY‚ 2012 A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PLATO AND ARISTOTLES POLITICAL THOUGHT In order to compare these great philosophers
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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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Cardinal Principles of lending: A bank is an institution which is primarily seen as a body that accepts monetary deposits from its customers (general public)‚ looks after their money‚ offer them some beneficial services such as cheque books to make payments and lends money to other public (borrowers). Now lending money to someone comes with some inherent risks especially when a bank uses its depositors’ money to lend. To put it simply a bank’s major operation is to borrow money from depositors and
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Plato and the Affect of Art and Poetry In the Republic of Plato‚ the famous philosopher that followed in the footsteps of Socrates‚ Plato created the ideal society in which would only be successful if its citizens were "just." Every being in his Republic has a certain telos‚ or destiny in life‚ which must be followed in order for the Polis to thrive. Their actions are guided by their desire to discover and attain knowledge of the absolute truth or true "form." These forms are an aspect of reality
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Rudy Essay By: Nicole Gardner In the movie “ Rudy” there were six values that Rudy followed. The values were Responsibility‚ Relationships‚ Compassion‚ Courage‚ Achievement‚ and Recognition. Rudy needed all these values to complete his goal of playing football and going to Notre Dame. There are many ways he showed all of these values throughout the movie. Here are some examples of how the values are used in the movie. Responsibility is one of the values that is in the movie “Rudy”. Rudy
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Imitative Art A Comparison of the Philosophies of Plato & Aristotle And the Ultimate Beneficial Nature of the Tragic Drama By: Stephanie Cimino In the various discussions of imitative art there has been a notable disagreement between two distinguished philosophers; Plato and Aristotle. Although it was Plato who first discussed the concept of imitative art‚ it is my belief that Aristotle was justified in his praise and admiration of imitative art‚ specifically‚ the tragic drama
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The Republic of Plato explores the meaning of Justice from both an individual and societal point of view. It also looks into the incorporation of Justice into human society‚ in other words‚ how to create an ideal state of social order in a society. This is carried out through the various dialogues and arguments between Socrates and other individuals. During this process‚ Socrates gave a detailed analysis of the formation‚ structure and the organization of an ideal State‚ and through this‚ vindicate
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The Stanford Cardinals men’s basketball team won‚ 82-69 over visitng Arizona State on Thursday night. With the win‚ the Cardinals ended a two-game losing streak and continued their ninth straight win at home. This was an important game for the Pac-10 Conference teams. After the game‚ Stanford (9-4‚13-9) remained a game behind co-leaders UCLA and California. Stanford senior‚ Matt Haryasz‚ who scored 22 points‚ said: "Right now we just need to win. We’re only a game out of first and we think
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