Essays 151 - 180
Aristotle. The sky is of course something that perhaps is significant in esoteric matters. After all, the sky is quite provocativ...
be regarded as involuntary because it is not externally rooted in another person; but it is irrational and therefore not represent...
the right objects, towards the right people, with the right motive and in the right way. He states in Book II, "The moral virtues,...
Aristotles contention is that we are all prone to anger - it is one of the "passions" that makes up our...
of any specific society which destroyed the identity of justice and morality as one with the state. Obviously, such thinking serve...
as acceptable. If the issue in question happens to be acceptable to two-thirds of the population (upper class elitists), it is hi...
and then define the perfect solution to problems that might arise. Aristotle claimed that: "I have gained this from philosophy: I ...
the inferior is always hurtful" (Aristotle). We can envision such a statement as one that is incredibly humane, offering a humane ...
play, I think, and maybe that is what does it. We are faced with the spectacle of all that love being lost on someone who can t r...
successful in clarifying his principle of nature. In Aristotles "Physics" Book II first written in 350 B.C.E. he compare...
In five pages Aristotle's concept of happiness with an emphasis upon a life of contemplation is discussed. Five sources are cited...
Virtuous action was defined by Aristotle as what a person with practical wisdom would choose. The golden mean, as defined by Ari...
equals, a share of the government- no one will say that this is a democracy" (Aristotle Book 4, Part IV, p.PG). He goes on to expl...
on this subject might want to explore various opinions on democracy and society. Socrates claimed that democracy--because it is ...
into two intellectual worlds. Aristotle goes on to explain: " but with regard to what happiness is they differ, and the many do n...
for Plato and are directly related to that capacity of understanding. Physical things of the world must, of necessity, have bodily...
the King that the murderer of Laius (the previous King) must be brought to justice. Oedipus swears he will go on this quest to fin...
(Aristotle). According to Aristotle, comedy involves the imitation of men who are less than average. Furthermore, Aristotle indica...
Conceptions of Virtue). Furthermore, it was Plato who argued that love was the essential ingredient in the good life because love...
make rash judgments. Also, there could very well be exceptions to this happiness rule. Why did Aristotle believe that reason is eq...
When examining ethical theory and philosophies of hope, happiness is often at the forefront. It seems that the goal of most people...
Aristotle manages to come up with a provisional definition (Book II, Ch. 6, 1107a): Aret? is a state or condition of soul that is ...
weight, how to raise children properly and so forth. The majority of people are not much interested in deeper issues. One may rel...
wisdom is real. Hence, there exists an objective, intrinsic morality. There is a right and wrong after all. Of course, determining...
under them split asunder; and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and all the men that belonge...
the audience; and finally, it must be complex (McManus, 1999). Complex here means the plot contains a "reversal of intention (peri...
half weeks pay. Sheila leaves a message on Wandas machine saying that she will pick up the dolls that evening, and a check for her...
the morality Aristotle speaks of is relative. While it is not relative from one individual to another perhaps, and there is certai...
had erred so completely, even though he did so unknowingly, his only recourse was to take his own life. In Fight Club, then, th...
as people do want to know things and understand (1995). Both theorists do view education as important and place a particular empha...