THE HUMAN FUNCTION IN PLATO AND ARISTOTLE Plato and Aristotle have similar perspectives about human function. They also share some of their ideas about how human function is related to other philosophical notions such as virtue‚ good‚ justice‚ and the soul. According to Aristotle the chief good (and the human function‚ which has its end in itself) is happiness. But his definition of happiness is different from what ordinary people usually think. Happiness is neither pleasure nor wealth‚ nor is
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In Plato’s Apology‚ Socrates states that‚ “The unexamined life is not worth living” (38a). I am using the knowledge learned through hours of class discussion of Socrates from the Euthyphro‚ Apology‚ and Crito to explain what Socrates means by “the examined life‚” and why he thinks that it is the only life worth living‚ and why he thinks that it can be lived only with others‚ in Athens. In doing so‚ I have found that the truth sought by Socrates is much more about the journey that one takes while
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Human excellence; two very simple words that when placed next to each other can have completely different meanings‚ especially when we apply it individually. In the "Apology" by Plato‚ the character of Socrates is one of a man in his seventies who believes that his calling is to “discourse about virtue‚ and of those other things about which you hear [him] examining [himself] and others...” Plato describes Socrates living a philosophical or examined life which overall implies the concept of human
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Socrates believed that the purpose of human life was personal and spiritual growth. We can’t develop toward more prominent comprehension of our actual nature unless we take an ideal opportunity to analyze and reflect upon our life. . The importance of the quote is good for nothing because the significance of the word unexamined is ambiguous. I most definitely agree with Socrates that unexamined life is not worth living for. The case is that lone in endeavoring to come to know ourselves and to comprehend
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Nature and Purpose of Human Services Joanne Bryant HS/302 July 25‚ 2011 Tami Frye Nature and Purpose of Human Services The purpose of the human services throughout history has remained basically the same‚ to help those that cannot help themselves. To varying degrees though the interpretation of the above statement has changed and evolved. The act of helping has taken on many shades of gray‚ questions of; “Are we helping too much or too little?” have gridlocked political parties
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Purpose of life Confucius (551–479 BC) He was born in Zou‚ state of Lu in Northern China. His father named Kong He (Shuliang He) was a military officer in the state of Lu. He was raised alone by his mother Yan Zhengzai when his father died. He got married to Quiguan when he was 19 yearsold. Confucius was born in the class of Shi‚ between aristocracy and common people. Confucius was a Chinese teacher‚ editor‚ politician‚ and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history.
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Tearra Daniel Philosophy 1030 Plato 2/20/2013 Plato was a well-known wrestler‚ and the name by which we know him today was his ring name. Plato means broad or flat: presumably in this case the former meaning‚ referring to his shoulder. At his birth in 429 B.C. Plato was given the name Aristocles. He was born in Athens‚ or on the island of Aegina‚ which lies just twelve miles offshores from Athens in the Saronic Gulf. Plato was born into one of the great political families of Athens. His
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Human nature has been contemplated‚ both implicitly and explicitly‚ by many philosophers. Plato begins his study by discussing the nature of justice‚ which then gets applied to human nature. His discussion of human nature can be considered the foundation of his discussion of justice in the soul. Since we only learn about human nature through the study of politics‚ it can be argued that both topics are of importance to Plato‚ albeit in differing degrees. If he did not care about politics‚ it does
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Dr. Brian Burke PURPOSE IN LIFE TEST (Crumbaugh & Maholick‚ 1964) Instructions: Write the number (1 to 5) next to each statement that is most true for you right now. Items 1. I am usually: Rate each item from 1 to 5 bored enthusiastic 1---------2---------3--------4---------5 2. Life to me seems: 3. In life I have: 4. My personal existence is: 5. Every day is: 6. If I could choose‚ I would: 7. After retiring‚ I would: 8. In achieving life goals I’ve: 9. My life is: 10. If I should
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a) What is the purpose of life To an aboriginal the meaning and purpose of life comes from the “dreaming stories”‚ aboriginal people attribute their origins and beliefs to their ancestors and the spirit beings of their particular family or tribe which is distinct to a certain bit of land‚ a major belief to the aboriginal person is their creation at birth‚ they believe that the same spirits that created the sea‚ waterways and the land created them at birth and made them who they are today. The first
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