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In five pages the question 'How does acting virtuously increase one's capacity to act virtuously?' is examined within the context ...
(Saxonhouse, 1998). This is something thought not to lead to violence, but rather to a profound gentleness (Saxonhouse, 1998). In ...
in which truth is believed to derive chiefly from experience" (Nichols, 2003, p. 20). In order to explore his general theory, it p...
by way of recognition toward such shortcomings that humanity could overcome this "profound error" (Nehamas, 1994, p. 40), diligent...
correct them by illustrating how values are an integral component of personhood. Indeed, it can readily be argued how the concept...
who waste time believing or fearing that which is untrue could not possibly be calm or contemplative; as such, they could change t...
have been utilized in both historical and contemporary politics: (a) The use of diplomacy and the formation of coalitions; (b) Vio...
In five pages the concepts of luck and chance are defined, described, and then examined from an Aristotelian perspective with the ...
Aristotle also proposed that the "idea of a perfect statue" is already in the marble and that the marble itself seeks to realize ...
happens, people fail to achieve happiness and feel only increased levels of stress (Morris, 1997). If businesses incorporated Ar...
and deficiency (McCartt, 2003). Moral virtue also follows this pattern, although in this regard Aristotle refers to it as the "Go...
tragedy; there may be without character" (Aristotle Poetics Part VI). At this point Aristotle indicates that more often than not p...
just that mapping of reality that corresponds to the way things are" (25). Of course, many great philosophers, such as Descartes, ...
rich this indicates why he sees a democracy as a deviant state as it is argued that the poor will be the dominant influence on the...
idea that concepts and forms had to begin somewhere. How does one know that they are looking at a pink, or a red, or a blue item? ...
existing moral standard. This fact should be kept in mind in understanding that for Aristotle whether a certain kind of behavior w...
discover) the truth or falsity of propositions about past and present events, propositions about the future seem problematic. If a...
In ten pages this paper examines the lives and astronomical contributions both literally and figuratively speaking as they relate ...
here, but Platos position that it is necessary to experience a thing in order to have knowledge of it informs the reading of The R...
influential thinkers of the ancient age. Despite their obvious inter-related lives, they still had significantly differing opinio...
of the United States. Without the philosophies of those that lived in the centuries prior to the U.S. Declaration of Independence...
In five pages virtues and their relativity are debated by Aristotelian philosophy and an argument by Martha Nussbaum featured in ...
In eight pages the philosophies of these great ancient Greek thinkers on these topics are examined with terms including peitho, ag...
In six pages this paper discusses the concepts of eudaemonia and self realization within the context of Aristotelian theory. Thre...
In five pages this paper examines a hypothetical contemporary dialogue between these 3 philosophers on how daily life features vir...
is often called the father of Western philosophy, reinforces a legal system that survives to this day in the United States, and in...
In ten pages this trio of philosophers and their philosophies are contrasted and compared. Ten sources are cited in the bibliogra...
In five pages this paper examines the contemporary social relevance of 'The Aim of Man.' There are no other sources listed....
In seven pages MacIntyre's perspectives on these men and their philosophies are discussed as presented in After Virtue. Four sour...
In five pages this paper contrasts and compares how this trio of philosophers perceived the soul and reality in a consideration of...