Aristotle thinks that virtue is mostly realized through friendship. ... Friendship is very important in Aristotle's moral and social philosophy. ... I think that Aristotle would not agree with Socrates; this is what "they are for-, that would be portrayed as being used for utility.... Aristotle would say being virtuous would not apply with Crito because it is to do the right thing, at the right time, the right way, for the right reasons. Crito, in my opinion did not know what the right way was, or the right reasons until Socrates told him. ...

• Word Count: 2150
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

Augustine uses love as his gate to God's grace. ... According to Aristotle there are two types of reason that, if used well, will make you happy. ... The second type of reason is speculative reason, which is used to deduce the true nature of reality. ... There are four ways Aristotle thinks it is important to use scientific reason to really know happiness. ... We are most like the gods when we use thought. ...

• Word Count: 2038
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

There are a lot of reasons why friendship is betterr than any form of relationship. ... You begin to feel uncomfortable because you have so gotten used to the person you knew and what's facing you now is a new and changed person. ... And as Aristotle said, "Friendship can only be formed by persons of virtue." ...

• Word Count: 1291
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Aristotle is known to have said that a good tragedy needs to have one basic theme or plot. ... There are many other themes that Shakespeare could have used and so we have to ask several questions to identify his reason for using love, and how his presentation of this love makes this the world famous play that it is. ... How does using it make the audience feel? ... Shakespeare understood fully the importance and value of language and how it could be used to trigger any number of emotions in the audience. Firstly, he uses soliloquies throughout the play. ...

• Word Count: 1971
• Approx Pages: 8