Aristotle then applies this to human existence in its entirety. ... The human race is undeniably unique in circumstance as it possesses intellectual rationality and reason. ... Rationality and reason allow humans to devise complex systems of morality and self development, also know as virtue. ... Aristotle then objectively defines what he agrees to be virtuous behavior. ... External pleasures have nothing to do with the soul, but are not harmful unless used in excess. ...

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If I had something to defend myself, like a gun, I would use it to the best of my ability to protect myself from any harm. ... There are four reasons why we should behave justly. 1) To avoid punishment. ... Aristotle believes that the good life can only be lived as a public life. Plato emphasis on empirical observations is that knowledge is good, and Aristotle's emphasis is you can learn about ethics and human behavior by observing human behavior. The philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, and St. ...

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The reason why priest and ministers are thought of in this way is not because they are wiser; it is because they have better and deeper reasoning with morality than most people. ... Aristotle used this in his own thought, but the only thing missing in his ideas were God. ... This theory says that we should do what the course of conduct has the best reasons on its side. ...

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At that time, in the concept of human rights, the word "man" was used for human beings. ... Another famous philosopher, Aristotle, held that women were the human beings with four strong limbs but simple brains. ... In English, the same word "man" is used for both human and man. ... Declaration of Independence did not consider women or black people as human beings, because the word "man" was used for all people. ... The main reason, I believe, is that she has realized her own rights, and that she wants to find herself. ...

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This word was used by the ancient Greeks to describe someone who had been initiated into one of these cults and therefore knew the secrets which no outsider would ever have the privilege of knowing. ... These had an obvious appeal to many women for these reasons. ... Philosophy became important and of great interest around the Fourth and Fifth Centuries B.C.E. with such famous philosophers as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and the list goes on and on from there. ...

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It is notably the reason the Ancient Greeks built temples and made offerings to their gods, and the reason Christians today pray and attempt to contact God. ... Plato noted that there is necessity 'to end the series of causes,' one might perceive this to be a primitive version of Leibniz's logic that there must be a sufficient reason for the initiation of a series. ... In the dialogue Meno Socrates attempts to demonstrate this argument using a slave boy with no previous knowledge of geometry. ... Plato used this argument as the basis for his doctrine on the Forms. ...

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To furthermore iterate her point she additionally uses creative stories. ... Instead of abortion being for those who actually have valid reasons, it becomes available to anyone for any reason, becoming just another form of birth control. ... She uses an example about a world famous violinist. ... Grisez's adapts Aristotle's argument of "killing the potentiality certainly kills the actuality." ... Additionally he argues that abortion is not simply withholding the use of the womb it is the killing of the foetus. ...

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Basing arguments on the foundations of the classical writers such as Aristotle no longer produced valid views, as such work supported the belief of witchcraft because these writers had not the knowledge now known in modern times. ... The use of torture had allowed witch hunts to continue in large numbers, therefore the eventual reduction in tormenting the convicted helped to contribute to the decline of witch hunts. ... For this reason many mass trials took place, and the judges soon came to see the pointlessness of charging every individual. ... These people therefore needed an external reaso...

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Some of the reasons cited are ideological and cultural clashes such as 'Western' emphasis that economic rights are given priority over individual political and civil rights, and philosophical ideas around human nature and societal relationships that differ from those held in the 'West'. ... 'Traditionalism' is generally used when referring to an 'African', 'Islamic', 'Hindu' or 'Asian' perspective. ... Robertson and Merrils (1996) write 'it is clear that the mainstream has its origin in the liberal democratic tra...

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Psyche Although willing to provide a common account of the soul in these general terms, Aristotle devotes most of his energy in De Anima to detailed investigations of the soul's individual capacities or faculties, which he first lists as nutrition, perception, and mind, with perception receiving the lion's share of attention.  ... In fact, the frequent use of myths in many of his poems proves that, Tennyson believed not to stagnate in a melancholic state. ... Many nineteenth-century critics affirm that the romantic poetry tended towards egotism and excessive subjectivity, instea...

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Born and raised as a Roman Catholic, my parents tried their best to mold me not just into a kind and obedient kid but to be a girl with a strong faith in God. I remember that our apartment didn't have just one but a couple of altars. At a very young age, I was taught how to make the sign of the cros...

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