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Perspectives of Rene Descartes and Aristotle

believe in absolutes. Much of what the philosopher contends seems to provide support for that view. Aristotle says, in line with t...

Happiness and Virtue According to Aristotle and Plato

and ones existence. To reach true happiness, Plato contended that people must strive for a contentment that only comes from being...

Ancient Legal Codes

woman, then she was free to take back her dowry and return to her fathers house (Brians, 1998). While this sounds quite humanistic...

Shakespeare's Henry V as a Virtuous Hero

plot. There is little else that constitutes the plot other than Henry and his brilliant ability to dominate every situation. The...

Character and Good Reasoning

in the right way. In order to do this, however, one must be able to determine, using ones reason, what those right ways and right ...

'Pride is the Crown of the Virtues' as Perceived by Aristotle

on which the man can stand (and is therefore the crown of the virtues) because Aristotle believed that a man who demonstrated prid...

Arthur Miller's Tragedy Death of a Salesman

dramatic action by the end of the play (cathartic release), and falls into two parts comprising a complication and a d?nouement(El...

Culture of Early Greece and the Value of Mathematics

In twelve pages this paper discusses the Greek cultural importance of mathematicians such as Plato, Aristotle, Pythagoras, and Pto...

Politics by Aristotle and the Film Primary Colors

In five pages this paper discusses politics and man, vice, excellence, and ethics as depicted by Aristotle in Politics and compare...

Commonwealth of Cicero

In six pages Cicero's concepts of justice and political stability are compared with the views of Aristotle and Plato. Six sources...

TV Viewing's Pros and Cons

and other shows have introduced a world of learning to toddlers and the preschool set. There are educational shows for adults and ...

Ancient Philosophers on Democracy

for, but for which there were certainly problems. People too easily give up on it. In his work entitled The History of the Pelopon...

Ruling Passions by Simon Blackburn and an Expressivism Analysis

therefore the foundation for human behavior and motivation. Expressivism as a moral philosophy is however flawed, as are m...

The 'Political Animal' Known as Man According to Aristotle

parallels between the relationship of the monarch to his people and the statesmen to the free citizen. Similarly, Aristotle also...

Aristotle the Comedian?

is counterfeit and he gets into trouble for using the cash. He gives it away freely and frequently and makes himself appear quite ...

Politics and Ethics

who will eventually hold office and decide what to pursue in respect to issues like abortion, stem cell research and capital punis...

Aristotle and Plato on the Soul

human being for a short span of time. The cave allegory is quite well known and has been used by many to interpret Platos philosop...

Aristotle and Epicurus Debate on Pleasure and Politics

of politics, it is important to provide contemporary and recognizable examples. With that in mind, one can say that politics has n...

Politics and Imaginary Dialogues

In ten pages this tutorial paper imagines a lively dialogue between political philosophers including St. Thomas Aquinas, Aristotle...

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)....

Ancient Greek Philosophers

Aristotles concrete, scientific theories are more relevant than Platos deductive and abstract ideology. Aristotle believed...

Plato's Contribution to Understanding Philosophy and Philosophers

academy the first university of its type, he was able to influence minds of the next generation and proliferate his ideas and meth...

Philosophy and Cultural Relativism

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...

Thomas Aquinas and Aristotle on Virtue

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

Bernard Malamud's The Natural and Classical Allusions

In 5 pages this novel is examined in terms of the classical allusions of the Arthurian Grail cycle, Aristotle, Homer, and Dante it...

Hamlet by William Shakespeare and Classical Philosophy's Influence

In 5 pages this paper discusses how Hamlet's characterization was influenced by the philosophies of Saint Augustine of Hippo, Plat...

Contemporary Symbolic Logic History

Aristotelian philosophy is a good place to start. For Aristotle,...

Medical Ethics and Disclosure of HIV

In five pages the issue of HIV disclosure is examined from the perspective of medical ethics in a consideration of the perspective...

Sports Journalism and Ethical Theory

In twenty two pages the ethical theories of Rawls, Aristotle, Kant, and Mill are applied to basic principles of sports journalism ...

Fields of Philosophy

to discern between what is true and what is opinion has led humanity toward incredible advances in knowledge over the last several...