Numerous experts in modern time regard Plato as the first genuine political philosopher and Aristotle as the first political scientist. ... 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. ... Typically, sacred texts tell us too much and too little: too much, because they often contain contradictory statements; too little, because they are often not specific enough The main objective in Plato's philosophy ...

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Philosophy is based on reason, he declared, and theology comes from faith in divine revelation, yet both come from God. ... "Ethics and politics. For Aristotle, ethics and politics both study practical knowledge, that is, knowledge that enables people to act properly and live happily. Aristotle's works on this subject include the Nicomachean Ethics and the Politics." ... These central doctrines of Plato's philosophy are called his theory of forms or theory of ideas." ...

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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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Augustine Confessions, and The Politics by Aristotle. ... "In Greek, the word philosophy means love of wisdom, and it was with this love that the Hortensius inflamed me" (III, 4). There was one more view that was important to look at and it was Aristotle Politics. Aristotle believes that the chief ingredient for a life of happiness is virtue. ... According to Aristotle there are two types of reason that, if used well, will make you happy. ...

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