Aristotle Aristotle was one of the greatest philosophers of ancient Greece, and one of the greatest minds in human history. ... Aristotle was born in 384 BC to Nicomachus, a physician of Mayntas II of Macedon. ... Aristotle also came up with other very abstract theories. ... When Aristotle looked towards the sky, he realized they did not move in an up and down fashion. ... Aristotle retired to a family estate in Euboea in 322, and died one year later. ...

• Word Count: 677
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Aristotle was a teacher and studied under Plato at the academy and attended his lectures for a period of twenty years. ... I believe that according to Aristotle, the state was the beginning of all. ... This is why I think that Aristotle believed the state came first. ... Aristotle wrote much about rationality and irrationality of humans, and how much of each we share with animals. ... Aristotle felt the city is more important than the individual in some ways and because the city exists for the sake of living well, virtue must be a care for the city. ...

• Word Count: 428
• Approx Pages: 2

Aristotle says that there are five ways in which the soul grasps the truth. ... On the other hand Aristotle says that prudence is a changing knowledge. ... Aristotle also says then that prudence deals with particulars. ... Aristotle says that a true friendship is hard to find. ... The first two Aristotle states are implausible. ...

• Word Count: 873
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Aristotle Aristotle believes that happiness is the ultimate goal in life. ... To Aristotle, this means that happiness depends on the actualization of one's rationality. ... As stated by Aristotle that our ultimate goal is happiness but in order to reach happiness you have to succeed. ... I believe that Aristotle's theory on virtues and the importance of self sufficiency is a viable ethical theory. ... I also feel that the reason why Aristotle's theory works is that you need to find an intermediate. ...

• Word Count: 1116
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Aristotle: Politics Book One, Chpts. 1-8 In the first eight chapters of Politics, Aristotle seems to have one primary goal in mind. ... In the second part of this chapter, Aristotle explains how a city-state is formed. ... Aristotle also first mentions that if slavery involves force, than it is unjust. ... Aristotle also restates that men are superior, and women inferior, but Arnhart states that in other works Aristotle actually claims that women are more apt to learning and more clever than men. ... In Chapter 7 Aristotle further differentiates between the different types of rulers. ...

• Word Count: 776
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

What does Aristotle mean by virtue? ... To what extent do you agree what Aristotle is saying? ... A virtue according to Aristotle, is a trait that makes an action of a certain kind good. ... This to Aristotle is wrong and would consider this to be a vice. ... Aristotle explains that through practice one may achieve being a virtuous person. ...

• Word Count: 795
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Aristotle was a philosopher who lived from 384 B.C. to 322 B.C. ... Many of Plato's ideologies were presented in Aristotle's works. ... Aristotle said these were man made concepts, which have weaknesses. ... The American government adopted many of Aristotle's views. ... Aristotle's philosophies are visible in today's society....

• Word Count: 856
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

One of the first philosophers was Aristotle. ... (Aristotle 389) Aristotle then said that "moral goodness is the child of habit, from which it has got its very name." ... (Aristotle 397) Courage was the other virtue that Aristotle thought to be necessary for moral goodness. ... (Aristotle 395) Self love and friendship is what Aristotle then went on to talk about. ... (Aristotle 399) Aristotle said that without friends is it impossible to be happy. ...

• Word Count: 907
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Aristotle to Plato had great theory but which ones would you agree with. Aristotle has his philosophy for the purpose of human nature. ... Thus, according to Aristotle, a happy life for human beings is a life governed by reason. Aristotle believed that a person who has difficulty behaving ethically is morally imperfect. ... Aristotle points out that honor, pleasure, and wealth are the things believed to make people happy. ...

• Word Count: 1018
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics In Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, he expresses his opinions on the basis of thought through eudaimonia and arete. ... Aristotle finds arete, or a virtue in all objects, animate and inanimate. ... (Aristotle, p. 105) Aristotle uses many examples of character traits in the Nichhomaean Ethics. One of the activites that Aristotle writes about is sex. ... There are exceptions to Aristotle's virtuous moral agent though. ...

• Word Count: 1190
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Aristotle divides his relatively brief Poetics into twenty-six separate sections. ... In Section Five, Aristotle continues on to distinguish the boundaries between Tragic, Comedic, and Epic poetry. ... Aristotle insists that a good plot must obey the principles of a "beginning, a middle, and an end." ... Aristotle expands on his idea of what a plot should be in Section Seventeen. In Aristotle's opinion, a brilliant piece of work depends upon its plot formation. ...

• Word Count: 1134
• Approx Pages: 5

Nicomachean Ethics is arguably Aristotle's best known work on ethics. ... Aristotle argues that the ultimate goal that we all seek is happiness. ... " (Aristotle book. 1, chapter. 7) Aristotle calls this end the "Supreme Good" (Aristotle bk. 1, chapter. 2) which, as he suggests, is widely considered to be happiness. ... " (Aristotle book.1, chapter. 7) In order to better clarify the term happiness, Aristotle rebukes others' opinions regarding it. One belief identifies happiness as bodily pleasure, which Aristotle considers to be "vulgar", "slavish&...

• Word Count: 972
• Approx Pages: 4

- Aristotle Growing up, every child wishes to live a life of happiness and prosperity. ... Even though Aristotle's theory about the good life came long before Christianity, it seems as if the theory sort of merges with the bible. ... Aristotle also states "a good man is one who reasons well and chooses well. ... There are two types of friends according to Aristotle, partial and true. ... By following these principles, one can be sure they wont miss out on Aristotle's theory of the good life....

• Word Count: 921
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Aristotle was a great philosopher during the forth century B.C. ... Aristotle defines happiness as the "highest of all practical goods". ... Aristotle defines a virtue as moral excellence, or goodness. ... By these vices and virtues are we judged, Aristotle says. ... Aristotle related virtue and happiness in many ways. ...

• Word Count: 461
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Aristotle talked about secondary substances which were characteristics of primary substances. ... He also wanted to explain how the world around us works, Aristotle agreed about emotions but those were also secondary things or qualities from the primary substances and it all has a nature where it all comes from. Aristotle also named essence to "that makes the thing what it is, the nature or characteristics that make something what it is and nothing else." For Aristotle essence was "that in spite of the accidents occurring to it along its life would always reminds to be what it was born to b...

• Word Count: 545
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Aristotle believes that eudaimonia is the final goal in life. ... Aristotle believes that eudaimonia is the highest good, and it is the final end. ... It is not a fleeting moment; it is permanent in Aristotle's view. ... " There are many particulars in gaining this happiness Aristotle speaks of. ... Aristotle's theory of happiness is noted as being the highest good. ...

• Word Count: 1227
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Throughout Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, the effort to reach the final good is something one must do. When talking about happiness, Aristotle considers one's life as a whole, not just brief moments of it. ... Aristotle treats happiness as an action and not as a state. ... In the article Aristotle states "activity of soul in accordance with virtue, and if there are more than one virtue, in accordance with the best and most complete" (Aristotle, 4). ... In Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, happiness has a different definition then how others view. ...

• Word Count: 914
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Although Nicomachus died when Aristotle was just a young boy, Aristotle remained closely affiliated with and influenced by the Macedonian court for the rest of his life. ... After Aristotle's father died, Proxenus of Atarneus, who was married to Aristotle's older sister, Arimneste, became Aristotle's guardian until he came of age. ... Because Aristotle had disagreed with some of Plato's philosophical treatises, Aristotle did not inherit the position of director of the academy, as many imagined he would. After Plato died, Aristotle's friend Hermias, king of Atarneus and...

• Word Count: 602
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Aristotle, like Plato, was very interested in the different types of government. ... Aristotle uses democracy to mean rule by the people, which are mostly the poor, in their own interest. ... Aristotle proposes polity to be a combination of the two. ... What we call democracy is really Aristotle's polity. ... We call it democracy, and Aristotle called it polity, and the two are very alike. ...

• Word Count: 698
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

How does Aristotle define happiness? ... Aristotle starts out with the assumption that every action and pursuit aims at the good. ... Aristotle says that we must first understand that "happiness is an activity of soul in accordance with perfect virtue" (Denise, 35). ... As Aristotle points out, human's function is to understand. ... Aristotle is limiting the highest level of happiness to those human beings that have full capability over their mind. ...

• Word Count: 397
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Book of Job vs Aristotle's Poetics Aristotle was, arguably, the greatest single thinker that has ever walked the earth. ... One of the first standards that Aristotle set up was the idea of extremes. ... These are not the only passages that answer to Aristotle's demands. ... The drama must, insists Aristotle, "resemble a living organism in all its unity." ... Aristotle felt that the Odyssey is the ultimate example of "true drama". ...

• Word Count: 1240
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In his book, "The Poetics," Aristotle expresses some of his thoughts about the merging of literature with tragedy.  ... " Aristotle indicates that tragedy "shows" rather than "tells.... Aristotle was a great admirer of Sophocles'  'King Oedipus'. ... Aristotle defines plot as "the arrangement of the incidents." ... Aristotle uses the term hamartia to refer to this tragic flaw. ...

• Word Count: 559
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Aristotle-bravery In this essay I will be describing the virtue of bravery. ... Aristotle uses several examples to define a the bravery virtue. ... Aristotle's next step is to define a brave person's state of character. ... "(1115b 15-20) Aristotle then explains that a brave person aims at what is fine. ... In the final desciption of bravery Aristotle relates bravery to confidence and fear, pleasure and pain. ...

• Word Count: 1243
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In "Aristotle's Poetics", the author, a Greek philosopher, gives his theory of what makes up a tragedy. ... Victorrio De Sica's film The Bicycle Thief possesses some of the qualities and aspects of Aristotle's theory, but certainly not all. ... Although the film is lacking some elements, it possesses many qualities Aristotle deems necessary for a successful tragedy. Aristotle specifies in chapter 15 that in order for the antagonist to be a tragic hero, he must be good, have good qualities, be realistic, and be consistent (Aristotle 55). ... Aristotle stated "trage...

• Word Count: 732
• Approx Pages: 3

Aristotle was one of the great minds in the entire history of the world. ... De Teocqueville is similar, yet differs from Aristotle in some ways. ... But, he does not believe that you are stuck in ones' social class like Aristotle. ... Aristotle believes that everything is here on earth and it was put here to do a job. ... Aristotle believes if you were born a slave, then a slave is what you are until you die. ...

• Word Count: 826
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School