- Aristotle Growing up, every child wishes to live a life of happiness and prosperity. ... In fact in an article written by Charlie Ritch that is titled "Aristotle's ethical philosophy " it is mentioned that "the Roman Catholic Church still continues to rely on Aristotelian formulations of theological doctrine. " With reference to Aristotle's marvelous work in the New Testament there is every reason to believe that his theories about the good life are 100% accurate. ... Aristotle also states "a good man is one who reasons well and chooses well. ... There are two types of friends a...

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Hindu philosophy can provide its followers with answers to many questions such as, what does it mean to live a good life? ... Plato and his philosophy grew directly from the teachings of his mentor, the great Greek philosopher Aristotle. ... Using their virtues, a person would follow Plato's systematic philosophy, which was the first of its kind, as it investigates how politics and philosophy are directly related. ... Platonic philosophy also stresses how a person should live their lives. ... When analyzing all three philosophies, the one that seems the most relevant to the modern wo...

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This however is true to all philosophical thought and is part of the very definition of philosophy itself. ... Aristotle, to prove his theory relevant, proves this point from countless directions. ... Starting off, Aristotle knows that for every action, there is a desired end result or reaction. ... Aristotle then applies this to human existence in its entirety. ... Aristotle then objectively defines what he agrees to be virtuous behavior. ...

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I know that since according to Aristotle happiness is the key to fulfilling a good life, and Epicurus pleasure is the key, then according to God in order to get into heaven you have to have both happiness and pleasure then why isn't there a God and why is it morally right to believe in him? ... The philosophers Plato and Aristotle refer to God as "god", meaning he is not the Supreme Being rather just normal Greek gods. Aristotle believed that god was the prime mover, and basically the cause of all things in motion, so still not having a strong belief in God he Aristotle still kn...

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All of these ideas seek to solve the mind-body problem in philosophy. ... This philosophy states that humans can learn or think problems out by reason. ... Plato basis his philosophy on the distinction between the appearance and reality. ... However, Aristotle defends the poets by claiming people can use art to soothe their passions. Aristotle believed people could use art to cleanse the souls by shared experiences with the artists. ...

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Quotes My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the nest moment. ... Aristotle Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values. ... Aristotle Dreams that do come true can be as unsettling as those that don't. ...

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Art One of the many things Greeks created was their beautiful artwork. They excelled in painting the human figure. They liked to paint these humans on vases as well as murals. The Greeks designed there pottery due to there different functions. As an example the Greeks mad kraters, also known as...

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My philosophy on all the topics that we've had in this course and those that I've experienced in my life are rather optimistic, hypocritical, and skeptical. ... It is true that we also can write poems with our mind and make paintings and music and invent theories and philosophies. ... Ideas about knowledge and truth form a very essential part of Western philosophy and that also is understandable since we are human because of that extra mental capability we have, our mind, our spirit, our ratio. ... Plato lived in Athena, Greece, in about the same time Aristotle lived there. Actuall...

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Soren Kierkegaard, in his struggle to understand human existence, believed that time is a major factor for this understanding. As humans, we exist in time, and therefore it is an aspect of human nature, given that anything human entails human nature. The aim in this paper is to focus on the concept of "the eternal" and how it relates to the human being. In order to do this we will need to develop Kierkegaard's conception of the self, and the difference between spatialized time and life time. In his book The Sickness Unto Death Kierkegaard defines the self as: "Man is spirit. ...

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