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Narrative Self Concepts of Paul Ricoeur

Marcel, Heidegger, Aristotle and Kant(Thompson 1981). Ricoeur believes that in order to get to the bottom line, which is to know o...

Aristotle on Ethics and Politics

any era. Certainly today there is ordinary life and political life. One can see the difference in lives between politicians?whose ...

Analysis of Tom Tykwer's 1999 Film Run Lola Run

as an imitation of reality, "it holds a mirror up to nature" (Durant, 1961, p. 59). Aristotle notes that human beings find pleasur...

Aristotle and Sebastian de Grazia on Leisure

In fact, he suggests that work is done for the "sake of leisure" (267). More completely, Aristotle believed that it is important ...

Aristotelian Tragedy of Oedipus Rex

of tragic flow Aristotle also stipulates that the plot of a tragedy should follow a logical tragic flow. Aristotle writes that "a...

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 ...

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...

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...

The Tragic Hero of Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Sclarlet Letter is analyzed for the presence of a tragic hero. Using Aristotle standards the author of ...

Tragic Figure of Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

In 5 pages the concept of tragic hero as defined by Aristotle is examined within th context of the novel by Gustave Flaubert and c...

Justifying Moral Claims

In seven pages whether or not moral claims can be justified is examined philosophically with an integration of views from Foucault...

Why Hamlet Would Have Been Loved by Aristotle

In six pages Hamlet, his mother Gertrude and stepfather Claudius are analyzed within the criteria Aristotle established regarding ...

The Lazy Poor

write off or simply looking good in front of others. Rather, the helper feels better about themselves. Helping feeds the ego. Howe...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Thomas Hobbes and Aristotle on Human Nature

the civilization that had sprung up, flourished for centuries, and now stood on the brink of massive change in his native land of ...

'The Stranger' by Albert Camus and the Character of Meursault and 'Siddhartha' by Hermann Hesse

In six pages these characters are philosophically analyzed from Stoic, Sophist, Cynic, Epicurean, and Cyreniac perspectives and ex...

Hume, Kant, and Aristotle

In five pages this essay discusses David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Aristotle by contrasting and comparing their philosophies regard...

Friendship as Viewed by Aristotle and Epicurus

This paper examines the philosophies of friendship as portrayed by Epicurus and Aristotle. The author compares and contrasts the ...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Aristotle, Tragedy, and Oedipus Rex

serve as a compass for the character when facing great and insurmountable odds. Oedipus held staunchly to his moral codes, and whe...

The Film Finding Forrester, Thomas Hobbes, and Aristotle

In five pages this paper consides how films reflect some type of philosophy and the example of the 2000 film staring Sean Connery ...

Man's Final Good and Methods of Determination in Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle

In a report that consists of five pages the notion that Aristotle considered social ethics and moral values separate is examined. ...