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  • Aristotle's Model of the Universe

    Aristotle's Model of the Universe

    Aristotle's Model of the Universe It is important to point out that Aristotle used his theory of violent motion to develop a model for the Universe. Aristotle, and philosophers before him, knew that the night sky experienced many different cycles: day and night, monthly phases of the moon and the yearly cycle of the Sun (seasons). Thus they thought the celestial objects must be on perfect crystalline spheres (the circle and sphere were thought to

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Vika
  • Aristotle on Poetry

    Aristotle on Poetry

    The great British philosopher and mathematician Alfred North Whitehead once commented that all philosophy is but a footnote to Plato. A similar point can be made regarding Greek literature as a whole. It may be an exaggeration, but the ancient Greeks created masterpieces that have inspired, influenced, and challenged readers to the present day. Their brilliance is especially evident in the two quarrelsome fields of poetry and philosophy, where we see world of thought of

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: regina
  • Plato and Aristotle

    Plato and Aristotle

    To compare the political theories of two great philosophers of politics is to first examine each theory in depth. Plato is regarded by many experts as the first writer of political philosophy, and Aristotle is recognized as the first political scientist. These two men were great thinkers. They each had ideas of how to improve existing societies during their individual lifetimes. It is necessary to look at several areas of each theory to seek the

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    Essay Length: 1,278 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Jon
  • Oedipus Rex and Aristotle

    Oedipus Rex and Aristotle

    The Six Elements of a Tragedy in “Oedipus Rex” Aristotle’s “The Poetics” describes the process of a tragedy. It is not the guide per se of writing a tragedy but is the idea’s Aristotle collected while studying tragedies. A tragedy, according to Aristotle, consists of six major points. The first and most important is the plot, which is what all the other points are based on. Such points are: character, language, thought, melody, and spectacle

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    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Artur
  • Aristotle and the Good

    Aristotle and the Good

    Aristotle has a view that humans do things to reach a higher level of good. Happiness is the highest good that people can attain. Though this is his view, Aristotle also says that people should not aim at happiness. He states that people do aim at what they believe to be happiness. To Aristotle, happiness is not a satiable goal for most humans. Only through living a completely virtuous life can people really understand happiness.

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    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Mike
  • Aristotle Says That the State Is Natural. What Does He Mean?

    Aristotle Says That the State Is Natural. What Does He Mean?

    "Human beings have an impulse to live with others rather than in isolation" . Aristotle argued that the development of the polis was natural and similar to the development and growth of biological organisms. Sophists on the other hand, considered that men were simply in pursuit of their own pleasure even if it conflicted with other men's drive to the same goal. Thus, as the state limited man's actions it was argued that it was

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Mike
  • Aristotle Vs. Plato Learning Is Recollection

    Aristotle Vs. Plato Learning Is Recollection

    What alternative does Aristotle offer to Plato's claim that learning is recollection? Where would Aristotle locate the mistake in Plato's argument in The Phaedo? In his dialogues The Phaedo and Meno, Plato, through the form of Socrates, puts forth the idea that all learning is recollection. In The Phaedo, to prove that the soul is immortal, Socrates asserts the view that all learning is recollection and we simply need to be reminded of facts that

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Mike
  • Camparison of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle

    Camparison of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle

    Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, all Greek philosophers, had relatively the same beliefs about man's relation to the State. Although Plato's political theory of the State was more rational than Socrates or Aristotle's, Socrates, Plato and Aristotle all believed that man was not self-sufficient; they believed man would be most happy living in a State and that all men wanted to live the “truly good life” where they could be in tune with the truth and

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    Essay Length: 998 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Victor
  • Aristotle Impact on Law

    Aristotle Impact on Law

    Aristotle (384 - 322 BC), was a Greek philosopher, logician, and scientist. Along with his teacher Plato, Aristotle is generally regarded as one of the most influential ancient thinkers in a various ways. Aristotle was born in Stagira in northern Greece, and as a young man he studied in Plato's Academy in Athens. After Plato's death he left Athens to proceed in philosophical and biological research in Asia Minor and Lesbos, and he was then

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    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Yan
  • A Film Comparison: Aristotle and Schindler’s List

    A Film Comparison: Aristotle and Schindler’s List

    The Judgment of Oskar Schindler Judge: "Members of the jury, we are present today to decide the level of virtue possessed by Oskar Schindler during World War II. It will be up to you to take in the facts presented by both the State and the defense and make an informed and unbiased decision. Please take extra care not to allow the influences of other philosophers, such as Hobbes, Mill, and Kant, interfere with your

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    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Aristotle on Bravery and Friendship

    Aristotle on Bravery and Friendship

    Bravery Aristotle raises the concept of bravery in Book III of the Nicomachean Ethics, and he defines bravery, as possessed by an individual, to be the capacity to be unperturbed, as far as a human being can possibly remain unperturbed. The brave person may fear any sort of thing, be it something too frightening for the general populace, or perhaps something much less frightening, but he will stand firm against these frightening things in the

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    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: regina
  • Aristotle on Justice

    Aristotle on Justice

    In this paper, I shall address two central contemporary criticisms of Aristotle's conception of justice. These criticisms of Aristotle's account of specific justice have focused on two central problems. First, Aristotle's insistence that all specifically unjust actions are motivated by pleonexia Pleonexia can be understood as the desire to have more of some socially availablegood, and is usually translated as greed or acquisitiveness. Close . Second, Aristotle does not identify a deficient vice with respect

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: July
  • Aristotle

    Aristotle

    In my opinion the consequences of our actions should play as a reminder in our effort to assess what is ethical behavior and what is not. It can be said as a reminder because, individuals may learn from their actions. The consequences of their actions are either ethical or not. Therefore, every time the individuals look back to their actions, they will remember whether the actions have left them a good result or not. Thus,

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Victor
  • Reflection of Aristotle

    Reflection of Aristotle

    Reflection of Aristotle Aristotle believed that the goal of all human life is to achieve ultimate happiness. Happiness is the final Utopia or the end of “a life worth living.” Human instinct is characterized by achieving personal fulfillment, thus leading to happiness. Aristotle warns against going astray and “preferring a life suitable to beasts” by assuming happiness and pleasure are equal. Living a life preferred by beasts incapacitates a person from achieving the end Utopia.

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Top
  • Aristotle: Living Well

    Aristotle: Living Well

    The word polis, stemming from ancient Greek city-states, is defined as a city, a city-state, citizenship, or as a body of citizens. According to Aristotle, the definition of city-state would serve as the most correct, as the word polis was often used to name them. The city as Aristotle knew it differs vastly from the current ideas we hold in regards as to what a city is. In ancient Greece, a city-state was not a

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    Submitted: December 30, 2009 By: Monika
  • Aristotle and the Tragic Hero

    Aristotle and the Tragic Hero

    Aristotle and the Tragic Hero The traditional hero stresses courage and nobility as essential traits of heroism. He lived by a code of honor and valued certain things as more important than others, so that he is willing to take risks and endure hardships for their sake. He is often a leader and protector of a community. The fact that the hero not only performs great deeds but performs them out of worthy principles renders

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    Submitted: December 30, 2009 By: Steve
  • Aristotle's Ethical Theory and How It Conflicts, If at All, with Our Contemporary Worldview

    Aristotle's Ethical Theory and How It Conflicts, If at All, with Our Contemporary Worldview

    Aristotle's ethical theory and how it conflicts, if at all, with our contemporary worldview. Aristotle is one of the most well known philosophers in history. He was born in 384 BC in Stagira, which is in Macedonia. His father was personal physician to the king of Macedonia at that time, Amyntas. He lived until 322 BC when he died at a family estate in Euboea. Aristotle is credited with many great accomplishments during his time.

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    Submitted: January 1, 2010 By: Monika
  • Process Metaphysics

    Process Metaphysics

    What exactly is the fundamental structural of the world? The question conveys a tremendous amount of enormity. The question is so weighty that perhaps it is unanswerable. Nonetheless, many brave philosophers and branches of philosophy have made many brave attempts. One particular field is process metaphysics. Process metaphysics views the structure of reality as one of change and process. All entities in the world possess processes and are contributing to a larger process, reality. Another

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    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Victor
  • Aristotle Virtue Ethics

    Aristotle Virtue Ethics

    Aristotle's Virtue Ethics The philosophy of virtue ethics, which primarily deals with the ways in which a person should live, has puzzled philosophers from the beginning of time. There are many contrasting interpretations regarding how one should live his or her life in the best way possible. It is in my opinion that the Greeks, especially Aristotle, have exhibited the most logical explanation of how to live the "good life". The following paper will attempt

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    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Discuss Death of a Salesman as a Tragedy. as Defined by Aristotle, Is It Correct to Label the Play as a Tragedy?

    Discuss Death of a Salesman as a Tragedy. as Defined by Aristotle, Is It Correct to Label the Play as a Tragedy?

    Research Paper Discuss Death of a Salesman as a tragedy. As defined by Aristotle, is it correct to label the play as a tragedy? Outline I. INTRODUCTION A. Arthur Miller’s play “Death of a Salesman” B. Willy Loman spent his life searching for success and happiness based on self centered ideals and illusion II. MAIN BODY A. Willy’s Life 1. Grasping for success a. Measurement of success b. Distorted view 2. Self Worth a. Successful

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    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: regina
  • Aristotle’s View on Friendship

    Aristotle’s View on Friendship

    When it comes to friendship, most everyone has something to say. No matter where you look, the theme of friendship is always present, whether it be through quotes, such as one written by Saint Jerome that states, "The friendship that can cease has never been real" or through songs, such as You’ve Got a Friend in Me from the film Toy Story. Aristotle felt that friendship was so important that he devoted an entire section

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    Submitted: January 7, 2010 By: Fonta
  • John Donne as a Metaphysical Poet

    John Donne as a Metaphysical Poet

    John Donne as a metaphysical poet John Donne was the most outstanding of the English Metaphysical Poets and a churchman famous for his spellbinding sermons. His poetry is noted for its ingenious fusion of wit and seriousness and represents a shift from classical models toward a more personal style. Donne's poetry embraces a wide range of secular and religious subjects. He wrote cynical verse about inconstancy (for example, Go and catch a falling star and

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    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Plato and Aristotle

    Plato and Aristotle

    Aristotle refutes Plato's Theory of Ideas on three basic grounds: that the existence of Ideas contradicts itself by denying the possibility of negations; that his illustrations of Ideas are merely empty metaphors; and that they theory uses impermanent abstractions to create examples of perception. Though the theory is meant to establish concrete standards for the knowledge of reality, Aristotle considers it fraught with inconsistencies and believes that the concept of reality depends upon all forms'

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    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Top
  • Aristotle

    Aristotle

    Brian’s Winter Book Summary Brian’s winter is a great representation of survival and courage. Thirteen year-old Brian is stranded in The Canadian wilderness, and he has nothing except for the survival pack which was on the plane. Nobody knew he was alive, so no one came to rescue him. He managed to survive off the survival pack for the summer, but as winter came closer he knew he needed something more. Brian comes across a

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Mike
  • Aristotle

    Aristotle

    Aristotle With the possible exception of Plato, Aristotle is the most influential philosopher in the history of logical thought. Logic into this century was basically Aristotelian logic. Aristotle dominated the study of the natural sciences until modern times. Aristotle, in some aspect, was the founder of biology; Charles Darwin considered him as the most important contributor to the subject. Aristotle’s Poetic, the first work of literary notice, had a string influence on the theory and

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: July

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