The Academy was highly involved in the politics of the time. ... Aristotle had begun his work Politics on Assos as well as On Kingship (which is now lost). His time in Assos was ended by political events. ... Other essential works include his Rhetoric, his Poetics, and his Politics. ... Perhaps because of the influence of his father's medical profession, Aristotle's philosophy laid its principal stress in biology. ...

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Aristotle represents everything that philosophy is about, he loved learning about as much as he could and he wanted to share is knowledge with the world. ... Aristotle first trained in medicine, and then in 367 BC, he was sent to study philosophy with Plato in Athens. ... Aristotle's ethical philosophy is that happiness is the ultimate goal of humans. ... Society needed a form of government and politics. The state is the basis of his political thoughts. ...

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Unlike Homeric gods, who are controlled by human emotions, Plato sees this Demiurge as the purest and most perfect being, void of malice and evil ("Plato: Political Philosophy." par. 18). ... On the other hand, Aristotle (384-322 BCE), refers very little to God in his philosophy and when he does, he explains that this supreme being did not create our world. ... (Aristotle qtd in Irwin 131) According to Aristotle, the soul is not corporeal and it is very different from a body ("Tape 5: Aristotle, The Politics." par.29). ... In fact, Aristotle's philosophy is described as teleological, t...

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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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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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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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And to Dante's surprise, he found Aristotle among the souls in the "Citadel of Human Reason," who is described, "the master of those who know, ringed by the great souls of philosophy (Alighieri III. 131-132)." The philosophy of Aristotle influenced Albert the Great and Thomas Aquinas, two of Dante's favorite Christian thinkers, whom, Raffa notes, "strove to validate the role of reason and to sharpen its relationship to faith." Dante also had the influence of Aristotelian thought on him, notably in the content of the moral structure of hell, which explain...

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In the early stages of politics, Greece had a very primitive form of law and it soon changed. ... Although Plato was the teacher of Aristotle, this philosopher was totally against the ideas of his former educator. ... "Aristotle understands tragedy as a genre that speaks directly to the spectator's emotions." Even though there are writings from Aristotle that survived the ravages of time, sadly only very few manage! ... However there are other philosophies which fared off a little better. ...

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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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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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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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Aristotle himself both praised Euripides calling him "the most tragic poet" and also criticized him for his confusing plotlines and his backward portrayal of what a hero is expected to be. ... Palmer talks about the struggle not being a "conflict of philosophies" but rather a "conflict between two Medeas". ... It is also discussed in Palmer's article how some analysis of Euripides plays; Medea in particular may not even fit the criteria for a "Greek tragedy" according to Aristotle. ... That play is built around political agenda and it also touches on the personal lives of each of the fema...

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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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The political structure of Sparta, on the other hand, provided more liberty for more people, especially to women. ... Athenian men spent time away discussing politics and philosophy, but when they went home they expected obedience from their wives. ... "Respectable' women, the wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters of classical Greece, were not allowed to participate in the educational, cultural, or political life of their communities"(107). ... The famous philosopher Aristotle said; "between the sexes; the male is by nature superior and the female inferior, the male ruler and the femal...

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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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