During his time at Plato's academy, Plato's thinking and his philosophical approach to politics and the economy heavily influenced Aristotle (Tannenbaum, D., 2012, pg. 33). ... Aristotle's most important political views are on full display in his works, Politics. Aristotle's contribution is to Western philosophy is significant, and his approach to life and governance have had great influence on those thinkers that came after him. ... Both Aristotle and Cicero had strong views of how the political community should be considered. ... This point of view is not all that diffe...

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On the other hand, the Greeks sparked the subject of philosophy. ... The Greeks did more than contribute to us politically. ... Many people consider Ancient Greece to be the origin of philosophy. Ancient Greek philosophy focused on the role of reason and inquiry. ... He strongly influenced Plato and Aristotle, who were also great and influential philosophers. ...

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The differences in arts purpose in Greece and Rome, for example, show us the fundamental differences in each culture's political and moral system. ... (Cunningham and Reich, 87) Greek philosophers such as Aristotle further explored the value and importance of visual perfection and its effect on human consciousness. This exploration was later developed into a branch of philosophy known as Aesthetics. ... Artworks such as The Bust of Cicero, modified from such Etruscan works as The Head of the Old Couple on the Volterra sarcophagus, served as a vessel with which artists could project the de...

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Hardy's next subject to touch on was Greek thought and philosophy. ... Plato's pupil was Aristotle, who after Plato's death became the tutor of Alexander the Great. ... Hardy then moves onto Rome and explains that from earliest times the family lay at the center of all personal and social relations in Rome and even influenced public and political activities. ... Social and political conflict inevitably arose as the conservative Romans attempted to keep their old values and institutions in place while exercising their authority over subjects of many different nationalities. ....

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The differences in arts purpose in Greece and Rome, for example, show us the fundamental differences in each culture's political and moral system. ... (Cunningham and Reich, 87) Greek philosophers such as Aristotle further explored the value and importance of visual perfection and its effect on human consciousness. This exploration was later developed into a branch of philosophy known as Aesthetics. ... Artworks such as The Bust of Cicero, modified from such Etruscan works as The Head of the Old Couple on the Volterra sarcophagus, served as a vessel with which artists could project the de...

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