One of the prominent concepts discussed in Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics is that of the ultimate good. Aristotle rationally philosophizes that "every action and choice [ ] aims at some good" and that this ultimate good is generally considered to be happiness (3). However‚ Aristotle makes it clear that happiness is a very subjective concept and that the connotations of the word are a topic of constant debate. In ancient Greek terms‚ the concept of happiness was referred to as eudaimonia. Eudaimonia
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REPUBLIC ACT No. 3844 AN ACT TO ORDAIN THE AGRICULTURAL LAND REFORM CODE AND TO INSTITUTE LAND REFORMS IN THE PHILIPPINES‚ INCLUDING THE ABOLITION OF TENANCY AND THE CHANNELING OF CAPITAL INTO INDUSTRY‚ PROVIDE FOR THE NECESSARY IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES‚ APPROPRIATE FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES PRELIMINARY CHAPTER TITLE DECLARATION OF POLICY AND COMPOSITION OF CODE Section 1. Title - This Act shall be known as the Agricultural Land Reform Code. Section 2. Declaration of Policy - It is
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I’m not here to talk about forming a nation based on my ideas; I’m here to tell you what I think about Plato’s ideas on forming an ideal nation or what he refers to as "The State". Plato’s idea of "The State" is clearly stated in Plato’s "The Republic". He tells us that "A State‚ I said arises‚ as I conceive‚ out of the needs of mankind; no one is self sufficing‚ but all of us have many wants..." When I first read that I had no idea what that line really meant‚ but when it was explained it simply
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Chapter 6: The Constitution and the New Republic By the late 1780’s most Americans were not satisfied with the deficiencies of the Articles of confederation. In 1787‚ they created the Constitution. It derived most of its principles from state documents. Americans agreed that the document was nearly perfect‚ but disagreed on how to interpret it. Framing A New Government Advocates of Centralization People thought that they had fought the war to avoid tyranny and now they wanted to keep
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The Hunger Games & The Republic The Hunger Games is a book by Suzanne Collins‚ which is narrated by a sixteen year-old girl named Katniss Everdeen who lives in a dystopian post-apocalyptic nation of Panem in North America. The Capitol‚ a highly advanced metropolis‚ exercises political control over the rest of the nation. The Hunger Games are an annual event in which one boy and one girl aged 12–18 from each of the twelve districts surrounding the Capitol are selected by lottery to compete in
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In The Republic by Plato‚ a meta-ethical question is raised “What is justice?” The meaning of justice may mean almost anything in today’s society. During Plato’s time‚ however‚ justice is intimately connected with fairness. It is the idea that people should get what they deserve. Benevolence and mercy may lead us to give people more than they deserve but justice insists on them getting all and only what they deserve: nothing more‚ nothing less. In his infamous passage where Thrasymachus argues that
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September 2015 Education Not having any knowledge in this century gets somebody nowhere. However‚ gaining knowledge for some could be easy or difficult depending on their desire. Plato is well known Greek philosopher and writer. In the book‚ “The Republic: Book Vll” Plato and Socrates discuss about what would happen if people were prisoned in a cave chained their whole life and how a prisoner would act once outside the cave then force back in. Plato believes without having any education‚ one will
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In Book III of The Republic‚ Plato addresses the basic principles of education and the role of censorship in a just nation. He begins by compiling that education should consist of music‚ and poetry for the rational part of the soul‚ and physical education for the spirited part of the soul. Both together generate a harmony in the soul which is‚ the ultimate goal of education. Plato then states that education in music and poetry begins before the physical training. He then describes that beginning
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Christopher Behrens The Nobility of a Lie Frederick Nietzsche once wrote that the “untruth‚ [or lie]‚ is a condition of life.”At least in terms of creating a stable society‚ Socrates would seem to agree. In The Republic‚ Socrates points out that civilization is most prone to instability when founded on what he calls a“noble lie.”The lie which‚ despite its falsehood‚ serves for the good of society. His noble lie can be broken into two parts: a justification on why the lie applies to all of a society’s
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In the Republic‚ Socrates creates an imaginary city that is just known as Kallipolis in order to locate or find out what “justice” is. Justice is the last of the four virtues and can only be located once the other three virtues (wisdom‚ courage‚ and moderation) are found. To locate all of these virtues and ultimately justice‚ Socrates creates three classes in the city: craftsmen‚ guardians‚ and rulers. Wisdom is represented through the rulers‚ courage is represented through the guardians‚ and moderation
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