Plato and Aristotle are considered to be "Founding Fathers" of modern political theories. I armed myself with Hacker Andrew's Political Theory: Philosophy, Ideology, Science: New York: Macmillan, 1961 and took a stroll down the "philosophical memory lane". ... Plato is regarded by many experts as the first writer of political philosophy, and Aristotle is recognized as the first political scientist. ... Aristotle was concerned with the citizen and the design of political institutions(Hacker 114). ... Both Aristotle and Plato have had a tremendous impact on political scientists of today. ...

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Ending with the discussion of Aristotle and his System in which ultimately becomes a widely accepted science and the apex of Greek natural philosophy. ... The agora was a constant public forum for political issues, philosophical debate, and the exchange of goods. ... In 600 BCE Thales began an Ionian school, which triggered the discussion for topics that would later spawn other great philosophy. ... What makes Aristotle so powerful in natural philosophy is that he created a system known as the Aristotelian system. ... Aristotle is recognized as maker of the Aristotelian system and the apex of ...

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When you start mixing politics and philosophy, you get a strange mixture of theories that work in theory itself but have never been tested in practice. ... Plato is probably the first writer of political philosophy, and Aristotle is recognized as the first political scientist. ... Aristotle disagrees with the idea of one class holding discontinuing political power. ... Aristotle looks upon this ruling class system as an ill-conceived political structure. ... Aristotle was concerned with the citizen and the design of political institutions. ...

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Introduction Throughout history, philosophy has been something that has changed tremendously. ... " Additionally, ethics has been a topic of copious debate between not just many philosophers including Aristotle, Plato and Socrates, but also in our current day in politics and law. ... Socrates informed Athenians that they were concerned with their families, their careers and their political responsibilities, and told them what they should have been distressed about: Their souls. ... As the great Aristotle once noted, there is widespread agreement that happiness is the goal, but considerabl...

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Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle: collectively, these men are arguably the three most significant philosophers in the history of western philosophy. ... Plato was, as we know, both pupil of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle. ... Aristotle implies a significant philosophic difference between Socrates and Plato. ... Plato was initially born into a political family in Athens, though he never felt in place in politics. ... Finally, his past in a political family gave Plato general knowledge of the political process. ...

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Abstract According to Aristotle, everything we pursue or aim at is good. ... He was versed in a broad range of subjects including science, anatomy and philosophy. ... He devised the idea of dividing areas of study into separate categories with specific methods of study for each field, and wrote over 400 books on every branch of learning, including logic, ethics, politics, metaphysics, biology, physics, psychology, poetry, and rhetoric. ... Such a person lacks what Aristotle calls moral virtue. ... Greek Philosophy. http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/GREECE/ARIST.HTM Aristotle. http://home.ech...

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He asserted in this work that Aristotle boosted the "importance" of knowledge, by describing only what goodness was, and not how men could improve themselves (Humanism: Italy 1). ... In his time, no longer were the teachings of the church and Aristotle, a teleologist who believed in eudaimonia, often described as the highest form of human good, suitable (Kessler 59). ... During the political turmoil within the city, the study of classical texts and the values learned from them were to be fused with the republican beliefs of the time (Humanism 1). ... He modeled his treatise on that of Aristot...

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They introduced us to politics, democracy, philosophy, metaphysics, literature, architecture, history, entertainment and tragedy. ... Women and slaves had no political rights, even in the democracies. ... The term, philosophy, was invented by the Greek people like Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Hippocrates, Thucydides, Herodotus and Pythagoras. Philosophy means "love of wisdom". ... Thucydides tried to explain the effects of politics on historical events. ...

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Apparent Connections Amidst Science, Politics, and Religion Within today's society science is an entity almost entirely separate from religion and politics, yet history paints a different picture. ... The political arena also significantly impacted the basis of scientific theories. ... Another example is displayed through the spread of the ideas of Aristotle and Ptolemy to Europe through wars with nearby nations.6 In other words, politically- ignited wars spread the theories and truths of science. ... Scientific ideas also influenced political behavior. ... As Darnton points out ...

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A leader of an opposing political faction, Kelden Amadiro, is attempting to use the robot issue to get political advantage over Dr. ... 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. ... 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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Following the Socratic model what role, if any, could philosophy play in addressing political and moral problems of our times? In this essay, I will attempt to argue that Socrates does offer the society of his day progressive and radical philosophy. ... Aristotle's assertion about weakness of will, where in certain situations the moral issue is recognised but accompanied by the failure to apply it further serves to invalidate the Socratic argument. ... Politics is the driving force of most economic and social reform. ... Thus it can be said that Socrates does offer a philosophy wh...

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For nearly 2,600 years, the preeminent philosophy in Western Civilization employed to "create- order in the world has been "Dualism,"" which is directly traceable to the 6th century B.C. ... Many predominant modern philosophies in Western civilization are directly traceable to Zoroastrianism through (1) the Greek philosophers Plato, Aristotle, and Zeno, (2) the Roman Stoics, (3) the Manicheans and Saint Augustine of Hippo in the Third Century A.D., (4) the Albigensians of Southern France and Spain in the early Middle Ages, (5) the Italian scholastic philosopher Thomas Aquinas in the 13th cent...

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Marx studied law at Bonn and philosophy at the University of Berlin. While in Berlin he became acquainted with the philosophy of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. ... Marx, unlike democratic reformist critics such as Plato and Aristotle, believes that democracy should be a community activity and not an individualist one. ... She sites that critique mainly to discourage any attempt by Marx to promote theories of togetherness; meaning any system that would entail politics as a community (communism), rather then politics as an individualist activity (capitalism). ... His ambition, like other ph...

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In addition to their spectacular architecture, and art, the Athenians also placed great importance on literature and philosophy. ... Perhaps, the greatest achievement of Athens however, was the development of philosophy. ... The fathers of philosophy, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle emerged from Athens, and although they oftentimes did not find the "correct" answer, they asked the correct questions, opening the doors for higher understanding of the worlds and one's place in it. Philosophy in Athens laid the foundation for the modern disciplines of history, political science, and b...

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They have done this through politics/democracy, the arts, literature, philosophy, science/math and war/military. ... Thucydides tried to explain the effects of politics on historical events. ... Isocrates and Demosthenes were writers of orations and important political figures. ... Aristotle also wrote important works, including Poetics, a masterpiece of literary criticism. ... Women and slaves had no political rights, even in the democracies. ...

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The Romans and Greece had many similarities, mainly because the Romans, a war society, who would adapt a lot of culture from the Greeks, and would even appoint Greeks into the Roman Political System. ... With minds like Aristotle and Alexander the Great, Greece would use its government to expand its intelligential ideas of economy and wealth. ... Social class was tied to wealth and not so political control, unless you were to have real clout. ... With people such as Homer, Plato, Sacrates, Aristotle, and many other people, Greece was able to evolve through knowledge. Philosophy, Science, L...

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The things that still influence life are art, politics, government, architecture, and science. ... All citizens have the right to vote, but women and slaves have no political rights. ... The higher education of the children consisted of the study of law, medicine, philosophy, or rhetoric. ... The Greeks achieved government, science, and philosophy. ... The most important philosophers were Socrates, Pluto, and Aristotle. ...

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Politics are a driving force of human nature that dictate the destiny of a nation and potentially control every person that inhabits a region. The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment evolved the world-view of politics, as it became an aspect of life that everyone desired to take part in. ... Society's general view of government provoked the unstoppable flow of revolutionary political concepts that were implemented throughout the Enlightenment. ... Beneath the genius innovations that encircled society laid the unmatched philosophy produced from the glorious mind of John Locke. ......

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As ancient drama was an institution of Democracy, the great tragic poets Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides as well as the comedian Aristophanes elevated public debate and political criticism to a level of aesthetic achievement. ... He was not politically active or militarily inclined, but the Athenians twice elected him to high military office. ...

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Alexander's parents wanted nothing but the best for him, so when Alexander was thirteen, they hired Aristotle from Athens to be the boy's personal tutor. Aristotle taught Alexander ethics, philosophy, politics, and medicine. ...

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