Although Socrates, Plato's and Aristotle's political views of the State are similar, Plato's view is more rational than Socrates and Aristotle's in the sense that he created an ideal State. ... Within the State Socrates believed that there would be a division of labor for the provision of food, shelter and clothing. ... As Socrates stated above within the State you would specialize in one thing only, while a different individual would specialize in something else and this would allow the quality and the quantity of the product to increase. ... He thought that within the...

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Nadia Boulanger To see ideas that were once held in the face of much persistent inertia and doubt come within reach of being realized is a source of great satisfaction. ... Brendan Gill Life is a foreign language; all men mispronounce it. ... Aristotle Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values. ... Aristotle Dreams that do come true can be as unsettling as those that don't. ... Homer We need men who can dream of things that never were. ...

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As I attempted to define the good life I found that I was in accordance with Aristotle who believed that the good life was a happy life and that happiness was the end purpose of a good life. ... In his own words it is, "The common quality, the dense or ignorant society, it is the man in as much as he does not differentiate himself from other men, but rather repeats himself in a generic sense." ... He says that due to the specialization of labor, scientists have advanced mankinds knowledge each within their particular area of work. ... "Man is a wanting animal and rarely reaches a state of co...

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