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Essays 241 - 270
In an essay that consists of five pages Aristotle's lofty view of pride as the ultimate virtue is discussed within the context of ...
This paper utilizes Aristotle's text, Nicomachean Ethics, as well as M.S. Sia's novel, The Fountain Arethuse to convey various iss...
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...
the inferior is always hurtful" (Aristotle). We can envision such a statement as one that is incredibly humane, offering a humane ...
In a paper consisting of five pages Aristotle's three points of rhetoric are applied to the President's speech in terms of word pe...
not likely to live a pleasant life unless you practice moderation; the Epicurean philosophy was an argument for a traditionally mo...
we love ourselves, we fill ourselves with love that we then are able to give away (Is Self-Love Justifiable? 2004). If we do not...
("Introduction"). An example of this might be the concept of the senseless murder. Some suggest that this is an oxymoron. After al...
According to Aristotle (1997), "Reasoning is demonstration when it proceeds from premises which are true and primary or of such a ...
being within society: "the proper excellence or virtue of man will be the habit or trained faculty that makes a man good and makes...
are not connected by the bonds of being anything but themselves" (Babyak, 1995). His contention was that inasmuch as words were v...
of the two or the rule of the inferior is always hurtful" (NA). In this we see an incredibly humane approach, as well as a humane ...
upon the very nature of man to enjoy learning something about others and in return about him or herself. In this way, he argues, w...
In eight pages this paper examines Mahatma Gandhi's life in an application of Aristotle's 'good life' concepts. Two sources are c...
Aristotle. The sky is of course something that perhaps is significant in esoteric matters. After all, the sky is quite provocativ...
originally? Even if it is passed on to future generations, or victims, it has to come form somewhere. While some say it is origina...
be regarded as involuntary because it is not externally rooted in another person; but it is irrational and therefore not represent...
a longer period of time, which serves to dilute the effectiveness of presence and the experiences intensity. With the sensation o...
a context that is relative to his life. Aristotle believed that "happiness is an activity of soul in accordance with virtue." Ar...
it" (Aristotle, 350 B.C.E., p. PG). Here he brings up the subject of lying, a principle in society that seems to be upheld. Certai...
Virtuous action was defined by Aristotle as what a person with practical wisdom would choose. The golden mean, as defined by Ari...
law, and politics" (Anonymous, 2001). According to Aristotelian conjecture, those who compromise their political morality do so i...
too saw that the people needed leadership. The general public was thought not quite capable of making the big decisions. While Mac...
This 4 page paper gives an explanation of Rectifactory Justice as defined by Aristotle. This paper includes examples of the volunt...
also be allowed to have their own private property. In Aristotles belief, man is inherently born sinful. Because of this ...
Aristotles contention is that we are all prone to anger - it is one of the "passions" that makes up our...
spoke of virtue as something equated with wisdom. Yet he also "spoke more expansively of justice, courage, temperance, magnificenc...
of human thinking and an awareness of what constitutes the basics of human nature. Their lessons and attitudes are still relevant ...
This paper examines how the human concept of virtue and its pursuit influence human nature and society within the context of the t...
In five pages this paper examines how a tragic literary hero is defined by Aristotle in Poetics and then applied to Oedipus. One ...