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of human thinking and an awareness of what constitutes the basics of human nature. Their lessons and attitudes are still relevant ...

perfect, despite what we observe. Forms are beyond this material world, for nothing that we can grasp in this world is perfect."3 ...

In five pages this paper examines a hypothetical contemporary dialogue between these 3 philosophers on how daily life features vir...

These were identified as human, but just for fun, suppose there were also bones identified as canine-dogs have been found in other...

were associated with him. Indeed, his story continues to deeply impact our emotions even today. Aristotle posited that a tragic ...

and then define the perfect solution to problems that might arise. Aristotle claimed that: "I have gained this from philosophy: I ...

mean happiness, and he endeavored to prove the good for man by first considering what is perceived as being good, discussing its c...

nations, and they did not attract the attention of the gods. In the past few centuries, on the other hand, we have ample examples...

In four pages Chapter 4 of Nicomachean Ethics' Book II is examined in terms of developing an argument supporting Aristotle's conte...

people of Kiltaran, there is not likely end to the war that will affect them deeply one way or the other. Furthermore, it was not ...

happiness may not be found during our earthly lifetimes, rather, it is in our eternal life that our happiness will be gained. In ...

within the play. CHARACTER - the personality or the part an actor represents in a play; a role played by an actor in a play" (Aris...

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

equals, a share of the government- no one will say that this is a democracy" (Aristotle Book 4, Part IV, p.PG). He goes on to expl...

and bring the concept back to reality, most people know someone who gets wonderful grades in school, but does not have a lick of c...

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

What comes out of a courtroom is not necessarily truth, but which side argues best. The Sophists prided themselves on the use of p...

like the male philosophers of the day. She was the exception. While by and large, the people saw women as having a subservient pla...

He created man and should do whatever it takes to support his development and sustenance. To that end, he saw it necessary to main...

"...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...

In five pages these philosophers' views on ethics are contrasted and compared as represented by Aristotle in Nicomachean Ethics an...

to Locke. Locke was able to succinctly describe and honor the Enlightenment in his belief in the middle class and its right to fre...

The views of Thomas Aquinas and Aristotle are examined in this consideration of the preference for hylemorphism over materialism i...

Hylemorphism's preference over materialism in philosophy is examined from the metaphysical perspectives of Thomas Aquinas and Aris...

The duties of a king to his subjects and their duties to him were viewed somewhat differently by St. Thomas Aquinas and Aristotle....

In a paper consisting of seven pages the philosopher Bonnette is compared with Thomas Aquinas and Aristotle in the contention that...

of that century, the French philosopher, Nicolas Malebranche (1638-1715) developed his metaphysical theories known as "occasionali...

own regions. For example, in New York it is legal for a woman to remove her shirt on a public, city street but few do so as they r...

subdivided into passions and reason (Yu 323). So, too, was his moral character, which explained how man could exist as both a soc...

In seven pages the views of Plato, Thomas Aquinas, and Thomas Hobbes are compared and contrasted in a consideration of whether or ...