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Nietzsche's Philosophy and Essays

that is good. The sun is going down, and it is cold, so that is bad. Evil is something much worse than bad. Obviously, a setting s...

Socratic Philosophy and Plato

is good (Frost 84). For Socrates, "a life which is always inquiring and trying to discover what is good is the best kind of life, ...

Democracy Theories

on this subject might want to explore various opinions on democracy and society. Socrates claimed that democracy--because it is ...

Aristotle's Definition of a 'Tragic Hero' and the Deviation of William Shakespeare in His Play Othello

not apply. First, the tragic hero is supposed to be a combination of good and bad traits. Othello is a Moorish commander who has...

Motivation and Money in the Works of Plautus and William Shakespeare

(Aristotle). According to Aristotle, comedy involves the imitation of men who are less than average. Furthermore, Aristotle indica...

Sophocles' Oedipus Rex and Aristotle's Table of Virtues

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's Nature Study, Physics, and Analogy of Art Uses

successful in clarifying his principle of nature. In Aristotles "Physics" Book II first written in 350 B.C.E. he compare...

Philosophy, Humanness and the Concepts of Friedrich Nietzsche

In the context of a greater philosophy perhaps, a philosopher says what he thinks. Yet, he is unwittingly part of a grand plan. Wh...

A Constitution According to the Politics of Aristotle

the inferior is always hurtful" (Aristotle). We can envision such a statement as one that is incredibly humane, offering a humane ...

Existence and the Philosophies of Simon de Beauvoir, W.E.B. Du Bois, John Rawls, and William James

were distinguished in the nineteenth century with the "natural" sciences. To a great degree, James was attempting to create and/...

The Greatest Philosopher Aristotle

In a paper that contains four pages Aristotle's logic and employment of syllogism are heralded as being not only philosophically b...

Immanuel Kant and John Locke on the Concept of Government

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares the views of Immanuel Kant and John Locke on the concept of government as represen...

Demonstration of the Epic Qualities Imitated by Aristotle in 'The Odyssey,' 'The Epic of Gilgamesh, 'Beowulf,' and 'Romeo And Juliet'

previous approached, inasmuch as the components of courage, strength, power and physical prowess have as much to do with social im...

Order and Man in Hobbes, a Critique

and man, is not so considerable, as that one man can thereupon claim to himselfe any benefit, to which another may not pretend, as...

Corporate View of Dell Computer Corporation

In ten pages Dell Computer is viewed from a corporate perspective with a discussion of their corporate philosophy, company premise...

Virtue and Vice According to Aristotle

code will represent, and who is to say that all cultures and all communities must follow it? Clearly, defining ethics is to defin...

Change According to Aristotle

In five pages the argument that Aristotle's notion that change is in all things is refuted by an examination of death. Two source...

The Mathematical Contributions of Aristotle

In a paper that consists of five pages Aristotle's legendary math contributions are celebrated in terms of analysis, syllogism, an...

Forms According to Aristotle and Plato

In five pages this essay distinguishes between how forms were conceptualized by Plato and his student Aristotle with Aristotle bei...

Aristotle's 'Tragic Hero' and Sophocles' Oedipus Rex

individual would grow up, kill his father, and marry his mother. In reality, few people would ever find themselves in such a circu...

Human Existence, Civilization, and Philosophy According to Sigmund Freud and Karl Marx

would be no hope of redemption or change. Frankl supports this position by contending that mans search for meaning "is the primar...

'The Mean' Meaning According to Aristotle

In five pages Aristotle's concept of 'the mean' is discussed in terms of a balanced universe comprised fo form and matter and the ...

The Contributions of Aristotle

dubbed "De caelo" which translates to "Of the Heavens" (PG). In general, theories of cosmology, which is a branch of metaphysics...

Artistic Mirror Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

Although she may secretly yearn to be more like her sister Marianne, Elinor cannot help but maintain her rational outlook, inasmuc...

Chance, Luck, Demonstrative Knowledge, Substance and Aristotle

In two pages this paper is formatted to answer three questions regarding Aristotle's ideas on causes and classifications through a...

How Friedrich Nietzsche Viewed Plato and Socrates

upon expressing an objective truth. For example, approving of an action and stating that the action is right can be construed as ...

Aristotle's Life and Philosophical Teachings

In eight pages this research paper examines Aristotle's life and philosophical teachings with criticisms of his teachings also inc...

Human Nature as Perceived by Rene Descartes

In six pages human nature is the focus in an overview that contrasts Descartes' philosophy with that of George Berkeley's with cri...

Aristotle's Rhetoric

In five pages this paper examines oppression and the deliberative argument as featured in Aristotle's Rhetoric. Five sources are ...

Tragedy in The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams

have so much to offer is a sad state of affairs. Laura is Amandas daughter. Laura also is forced to...