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

In seven pages Aristotle's view that happiness was a concept of being as opposed to being determined by external things is examine...

In a paper consisting of five pages the concepts of human good, the 'doctrine of the mean,' and 'phronesis' as presented in Books ...

negative effects. His father was named Nichomachus and he belonged to the clan or guild of the Asclepiadae (Ross 1; Randall 12)...

In five pages this report considers Socrates' belief that an individual's foremost responsibility is to the state. There are no o...

(he disguised himself as a woman and attended rites which only women could witness). Socrates is being held responsible for the i...

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

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

In six pages Aristotle's view of pleasure in terms of where it resides within the context of a happy life is examined with the ass...

This essay is on Aristotle's "Politics" and how he saw the role of the city in human life. The writer relates his political thinki...

threatening. Instead of turning the anger they felt inward, they unleashed their fury outward onto Socrates, a convenient scapego...

wiser (21a). This news confused Socrates greatly as he realized that he was not particularly wise. He, therefore, set out to find ...

Conceptions of Virtue). Furthermore, it was Plato who argued that love was the essential ingredient in the good life because love...

"Metamorphoses" and Socrates "Apology". While "Apology" is Platos account of Socrates trial and ultimate death it is also...

the typical approach, in that it addresses the depths of emotion, guilt, shame, anger and all other pertinent emotions associated ...

and civilization. This paper considers his works, his worldview, his influence on his most famous student, Alexander, and how he b...

todays society, but the search for contentment goes back centuries. For many searchers, happiness comes and goes, but it is a popu...

cast them as slaves of the elite. This action of stripping an individuals inherent rights as a human being can be nothing other t...

in membership in many different kinds of social and civil organizations over the last two generations (Putnam, 1995). The decline ...

could only have known him in his last years (Nails, 2005). One finds in any of theses authors reports inconsistencies and contradi...

the strongest objection is to defend human composition by illustrating how equating the two are like comparing apples and oranges....

When examining ethical theory and philosophies of hope, happiness is often at the forefront. It seems that the goal of most people...

perception is that which we, as humans, have been trained to discern as a species, inasmuch as the certain quality of perception r...

of subjective satisfaction (Seifert, 2003). Moral goodness just is. One looks at a baby or a puppy and thinks that these living th...

So for Plato, this idea extended into both personal and political ramifications. He reasoned that when an individual was doing th...

that there is just one objective right way of doing things and on the other hand, there are many truths, is an enormous difference...

ideas. As we shall soon see, through these speeches Plato seems to have reasoned out how it is that mankind make their way from th...

can one know what is beautiful or what is ugly? There must be some sort of shared experience. Plato uses a cave allegory--somethi...

in order to be just. Many are familiar with the tales of Sodom and Gomorrah from the bible. They understand that many cities had ...

"...no man will benefit from his profession unless he is paid as well" (Plato, 2003, p.28). One can easily see that Plato does not...