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The Good Life From an Aristotelian Perspective

In six pages a representation of what Aristotle regarded as the 'good life' is expressed in a speech. Twelve sources are cited in...

Mahatma Gandhi's 'Goodl Life' According to Aristotle

In eight pages this paper examines Mahatma Gandhi's life in an application of Aristotle's 'good life' concepts. Two sources are c...

Epicurean Concepts of 'Ataraxia' and Aristotelian Concepts of 'Human Good,' 'The Best Good,' and 'Function Argument'

positive reinforcement, for the happiest people are also those who are feeling well and living prosperous lives. These are not me...

'I Have a Dream' Speech by Martin Luther King Jr. from a Neo Aristotelian Perspective

dramatize a shameful condition"(Dream.html). King already has the support of African-Americans, therefore, in order for his speec...

Aristotle and the Idea of the "Good Life"

it mean for a person to be functioning well-or in this case, to be functioning to his highest capability? Its more than acquiring...

Two Novels and Gender Roles

This paper pertains to "We So Seldom Look on Love," a short story by Barbara Gowdy and It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken, a g...

Aristotle on Nonrelative Virtues

In five pages virtues and their relativity are debated by Aristotelian philosophy and an argument by Martha Nussbaum featured in ...

Philosophical Theory, Causality, and Substance

said that one can easily recognize in an educated mind the ability to entertain a thought without accepting it; Aristotle taught t...

The Film White Mile and Analyzing Dan's Behavior

This 1994 film analyzes the character's behavior through a discussion of Needleman's perspective, the Aristotelian system, and Dil...

Rhetoric and Educational Schools

In nine pages this paper discusses Isocratean, Aristotelian, and Platonic perspectives in an overview of classical rhetoric. Five...

Nature and Biology According to Aristotle

Aristotle also proposed that the "idea of a perfect statue" is already in the marble and that the marble itself seeks to realize ...

Luck and Chance as Viewed by Aristotle

In five pages the concepts of luck and chance are defined, described, and then examined from an Aristotelian perspective with the ...

A Theory of Justice by John Rawls

his particular notions; some of these are, in brief, that every person should have equal access to basic liberties and also that s...

Pride and Prejudice and its Aristotelian Concepts

points out that because magnanimous people have a proper set of values they frequently appear to have a "lofty detachment" to the ...

Aristotelian Ethics and Groundhog Day

with pleasure, which is why they "love the life of enjoyment" (Aristotle). Considering this stance, the next development in the m...

Life and Death According to 2 Artistic Interpretations

The Eric Clapton and Will Jennings' song Tears in Heaven is contrasted and compared with Dylan Thomas' poem Do Not Go Gentle Into ...

Strangers in Good Company/Women and Old Age

in their lives when they are accustoming themselves to their impeding morality and the problems that come with old age. Catherine ...

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...

Trade Goods and Their Impacts

This paper points out that cultures can change in unexpected ways just because of our adoption of some seemingly harmless material...

Principles for Life/Apology and Crito

if "what he does is right or wrong, whether he is acting like a good or bad man" ("Apology" 28b)(Plato 32-33). In regards to how ...

Four Insights into the Meaning of Life

responsibility. He feels stifled by his Louisiana environment and longs to leave. He knows that this involvement will strengthen h...

Applying Maslow to a Movie Character

Maslow was a different kind of personality theorist insofar as he believed all people were good and all people were born with the ...

Scientology and Its Impact on Actor Tom Cruise

its members. From this perspective it is easy to see that Scientology has more than likely had as negative of an impact on Tom Cr...

Representation of Captain Ahab as Evil, Good, Death, and Life All At the Same Time

In twenty five pages this paper discusses how Captain Ahab in Moby Dick by Herman Melville embodies all the dualities of the life ...

'A Small Good Thing' by Raymond Carver

In five pages this report examines how existential reality and daily life's transitory nature are depicted in the 1983 short story...

Life and Times of Vlad Tepes, the Original Dracula

out of the hands of Vlad the III. (Vlad 1996) Vlad III eventually did manage to regain the thrown of Walachia by conspiring with...

Andrew Jackson and Indian Removal

This essay discusses good and bad policies of the Andrew Jackson administration, and argues that the good are not enough to negate...

Literary Analysis: Flannery O' Connor Stories

This 4 page paper gives an overview of the stories Good Country People and A Good Man is Hard to Find, by Flannery O'Connor. This ...

International Trade Theory in the Real World

1 using the SITC categories. All figures given are in $ millions unless otherwise stated. Figure 1 Imports and Exports of chemica...

Followers are Important to the Organization

the leader-follower dynamic may be the result of so many leaders doing the wrong things. We know that people will follow people th...