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A Civic Project

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

Aristotle, Mill and Anakin Skywalker

the same way it does to other phenomena is related to the freedom of the will, a controversy that is still unsettled (Mill, 2003)....

The Man Who Turned Into a Stick by Kobo Abe

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...

Work Relationships From an Aristotelian View

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

Miller’s Death of a Salesman/A Greek Tragedy

of the play supports the concept of Willy as someone who is "stuck" emotionally at an immature level. Conclusion : As this indica...

Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas on Religion and Philosophy

truth that transcends the traditional means of understanding or knowing. For Aquinas, reason does have limitations. He writes: "N...

Ethics: The Views of Aristotle and Kant

life, white lies can protect people from hurt feelings. They can be used to motivate others to do good things. There are sometimes...

How “Oedipus Rex” Fulfills Aristotle’s Concepts of Tragedy

the "tragic flaw." In Oedipuss case, his tragic flaw is his pride. That flaw has to cause him great suffering, but from that suffe...

Issues For Salespersons - Persuasion, Manipulation, Ethics

the person to do what is right for themselves (Sager, 2009). With persuasion, the decision is clearly left to the consumer and the...

Aristotle & Sermon On The Mount

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

An Analysis of Causation

When it comes to the beginning of the world, scientists have different theories. Yet, in order to answer questions about beginning...

Is “Death of a Salesman” an Aristotelian Tragedy?

achieved little even though they are in their 30s when the play opens. Linda, Willys wife, desperately tries to hold the family ...

Would Aristotle Label Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman as a Tragedy?

audience" (66). The reversal refers to a reversal in fortune, which Aristotle believed was classically represented in a fall from...

Aristotle’s Thinking

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

Oedipus Tragic Hero or Pervert

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

Othello's Elements of Tragedy

Bards most impressive works, and for many, the archetypal ideal of a narrative "tragedy". The reason behind Othellos reputation is...

Downfall of Othello

well as a "Barbary horse" (I.i.111). As this indicates, the two men are particularly repulsed at the thought of Othello and Desd...

Theories of Tragedy from Aristotle to Freud

audience feel watching a tragedy" ("Greek Theory of Tragedy: Aristotles Poetics"). The audience has to feel something significant ...

Ainsworth/Attachment Theory

following discussion of attachment theory, which particularly focuses on the contributions of Ainsworth, offers an overview of it...

Modern Leadership and Classic Political Theory

as well as the people. When one views the former President of the United States, Bill Clinton, for example, one hardly thinks ab...

Methodic Doubt of Rene Descartes

the circumstance. In other words, if something can go wrong with it, that sense is considered inconsequential to the final outcome...

Political Theory and Power

societys goods (Platos Political Theory, 2002). They were satisfied with their lives and held back from being passionate natured ...

Government and the State, Good and Evil, and the Individual According to Philosophers Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle

from mans knowledge of truth; Aristotle believed that all men pursued happiness which came not from wealth but from contemplation ...

Moral Theories of Aristotle and John Stuart Mill

In five pages this paper discusses Aristotle and J.S. Mill in a contrast and comparison of their moral philosophies. Two sources ...

The Self Realization Theory of Aristotle

In six pages this paper discusses the concepts of eudaemonia and self realization within the context of Aristotelian theory. Thre...

Virtues and the Normative Ethical Theory of Plato

In five pages this report discusses ethical egoism as it relates to the normative ethical theory of Plato. Three sources are cite...

Thomas Hobbes and Plato on Government and Politics

In ten pages the political theory and government structural views of Thomas Hobbes and Plato are compared and contrasted as they a...

Justice and What it Means

In twelve pages this paper examines how the meaning of justice is conveyed in the theories of Plato, John Locke, Friedrich Engels ...

Criticisms by Plato and Friedrich Nietzsche on 'Good'

"herd." The noble man, according to Nietzsche, follows the morality of one who is a master of others. As master, he is who determ...

Plato and Friedrich Nietzsche

In five pages this paper examines what Plato might think of the beliefs and theories of Friedrich Nietzsche and also discusses Nie...