In book two of the ethics Aristotle concerns himself with three objects of choice: the noble, the useful, and the pleasant, as well as three objects of avoidance: the base, the harmful, and the painful. ... I agree with Aristotle's statement affirming that in order to reach the mean, humans must at times pursue the base over the noble. ... I have not directly lived attempting to achieve temperance as described by Aristotle. However, looking back on my life I realize that I've indirectly have been following Aristotle's system in attaining temperance. ... I realized I stole th...

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Where then I finally came to the conclusion, that I my self would not choose one side, and instead would argue both perspectives relating to the existence of God. One of the biggest reasons why I do believe in God is because that was something that I have been taught to believe ever since I was a young child. ... On Wednesday March 20, 2002 I interviewed my aunt Janet. ... Therefore Thomas combined teachings of Aristotle with the Christian Doctrine. For example, he argued that no problem exist between religion and faith (World Book). ...

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