Ending with the discussion of Aristotle and his System in which ultimately becomes a widely accepted science and the apex of Greek natural philosophy. ... What makes Aristotle so powerful in natural philosophy is that he created a system known as the Aristotelian system. ... This further exemplifies how Aristotle's logic was only as true as the extent of his ability to observe or sense the nature of the terrestrial world. ... Aristotle concluded that axioms could only be recognized by the agreement of all learned men, which became product of much debate. ... Aristotle is recognized as ma...

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One comparison of ideas can be drawn from Aristotle and Plato's belief about things not of this dimension, demonstrated through Socrates and Aristotle's text. ... Though Aristotle and Plato both express similar ideas here, Plato demonstrates his feelings through Socrates' persistance in the face of his own mortality, while Aristotle expresses his conclusions to an audience of students of intellectual pursuits. Another way Socrates brings to life Aristotle's words through his character is by his embodiment of contradiction. ... Another way to look at this same concept...

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Through their works that will be discussed herein, it will be evident that Plato's, Aristotle's and Socrates' works are still the ultimate basis of western society. ... However, the works of Aristotle as well as Plato are evidence that Socrates had great influence on the western world's evolution since Plato was his student and Aristotle was Plato's student thus the knowledge was passed. ... On the other hand, Aristotle is well known for his wisdom during his time. ... Aristotle made formal the categorical thinking that has become a principle in the western world (Guis...

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Two key philosophers, Aristotle and Immanuel Kant are famous for having two very distinct ethical viewpoints. ... The ethics of Kant and Aristotle will be analyzed as to whether abortion is ethical, and if so under what circumstances. ... The views opposed to the deontological approach of Immanuel Kant are exemplified through Aristotle's ethics. Aristotle was a Greek philosopher who lived between the years of 384 and 322 BCE (Egs.edu, 2012). ... Aristotle's teleological approach to abortion also has its discrepancies as it allows for differences through circumstance. ...

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In his introduction to Plato's The Republic, Desmond Lee refers to Plato Socrates and Aristotle as the founders of the intellectual tradition of the West. ... In "Stolen Legacy,"(James, 2009) he argues that Desmond Lee's view of Plato, Socrates and Aristotle as the shapers of the intellectual tradition is flawed, he states that Socrates was executed for bringing foreign teachings also causing Plato and Aristotle to flee because "philosophy was something foreign and unknown to them. "He also makes the claim that Aristotle's knowledge came from his association with Alexander and ...

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Aristotle believed that the goal of every human was to achieve "eudaimonia," or all-round flourishing as a human being. ... Aquinas presents natural moral law as "the same for all, there is a single standard of truth and right for everyone," Aristotle suggests that it is a code in which all are equally valid', even Paul spoke of it as the law, "written in the hearts of men." ...

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Providing us with another alternative for ethical reasoning is Aristotle's formulation of 'virtue ethics'. Aristotle considers what the ultimate goal of a worthwhile human life should be. ... Although there is no definite and clear agreement on what specifically the virtues are, Aristotle's aim is not to provide a comprehensive or definitive list of the moral virtues, just to give some representative examples, which highlight their role in promoting human well being.6 What makes it also stand out from that of utilitarianism and Kant's philosophy is its optimistic outl...

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To begin with, reasoning can help us to reach higher levels of understanding, particularly when it is approached through Aristotle's dialectic method. ... Aristotle's development of dialectic reason ensures that investigation for each and every claim is thorough in examining both the thesis and the antithesis and according to Irwin (1990) it can "show us how to argue for different positions, and the ways in which different arguments can be misleading; and if we know this, we can both raise and solve puzzles." ...

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Pythagoras Pythagoras was born in about 580 BC on the island of Samos, in the Aegean Sea. He played a crucial role in formulating principles that influenced Plato and Aristotle. He founded the Pythagorean brotherhood, a group of his followers whose beliefs and i...

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Doing research about ethics is a long tradition in human society, rooted in religious beliefs, cultural and philosophical thoughts. Ethics involves moral commitment, responsibility and social justice. The word ethics is derived from the Greek ethiko and ethos, which means custom or practice. As Aris...

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" 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. ... As the great Aristotle once noted, there is widespread agreement that happiness is the goal, but considerable disagreement as to what constitutes happiness. ...

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John Locke studied at Christ College Church,Oxford University where he studied rhetoric, grammar, moral philosophy, geometry, and the Greek language based on the Teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle. ... Another thing that influenced him was Christ College Church,Oxford University, since he studied moral philosophy and the Greek languages based on the teachings of Aristotle. ...

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Aristotle wrote that "Now when a person kills himself in a fit of anger, he acts voluntarily in violation of right reason; and that the law does not permit. ... Surely toward the state, not toward himself" (Aristotle: XI). ...

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William asserted, "It does not go against nature for it to be a pure thing if it were to happen that all its accidents were removed," (Guilfoy) leading to the example that two people like Aristotle and Plato are the same as they share the same material essence which is humanity but present individualistic accidents uniquely to each one of them. ...

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In this section he presents his great knowledge to the audience by referring to respected philosophers and showing how he fully understands and appreciates them, for example stating that he will "live and die in Aristotle's works." ...

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Religion is the practice of belief, in most cases identifying to the existence of a divine, transcendent being or beings. The proposals of Plato selected to be discussed will adhere to a general definition that religion is "a strong belief in a supernatural power that control human destiny".1 This will enable an appropriate scope into the discussion, and allow us to explore ideas beyond defining religion as simply codified practises of prayer, ritual and religious law, as these were not substantial within Plato's work. Plato's ideas that were contained within a religious co...

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My pervious paper tells of a man in search of himself. It can be said that Descartes is the same as the unnamed man in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Both men are always searching for answers and looking around. He was a man in search of himself, a man not willing to follow the human r...

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