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). It was through these teachings that Aristotle not only honed his philosophical skills, but also formed his own opinion on life, justice, politics, and the nature of man. Aristotle's most important political views are on full display in his works, Politics. ... Both Aristotle and Cicero had strong views of how the political community should be considered. ... This point of view is not all that different from A...

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However, the works of Aristotle as well as Plato are evidence that Socrates had great influence on the western world's evolution since Plato was his student and Aristotle was Plato's student thus the knowledge was passed. Plato's works which were mainly concerning political theory, theology, problems pertaining to natural science, metaphysics and the theory of knowledge (Guisepi). ... On the other hand, Aristotle is well known for his wisdom during his time. ... Aristotle made formal the categorical thinking that has become a principle in the western world (Guisepi). ... Socrate...

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A successful society should be able to contain merely a stable economy, but social achievements, and political stability. ... Greek philosophers such as Aristotle had surviving ideals in Roman government such as the idea of a strong philosopher king who controlled everything. ... In addition, Ancient Greece was able to create a successful political government that not only managed a stable society with equal rights. ... Although Greece was conquered by Rome, succeeded Rome over more than a hundred years due to its successful standings in politics, economy, and achievements....

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Throughout history, societies have made many political, intellectual, and cultural contributions. ... For example, a political contribution the Ancient Greeks made was they began democracy. ... The Greeks did more than contribute to us politically. ... He strongly influenced Plato and Aristotle, who were also great and influential philosophers. ... Another political contribution was that the important area of laws. ...

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Great poets, philosophers and political analysts such as Cicero added their weight to the importance of the Roman era. ... It carried forward the tradition of rational, secular speculation in natural philosophy and science, but turned its attention more to human questions in medicine and ethical and political philosophy. ... To a degree they sprang from the unique political experience of the Greek, which avoided Monarchies and great-extended land empires but was based on independent city-states. ... It is true Rome made incredible changes and developments to Greek ideas, Philosophies, politics...

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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. ... 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 desired political appearance of politicians and statesmen could project . ... Such works...

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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. ... For decades the army had been the true source of Roman political power. ...

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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. ... 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 desired political appearance of politicians and statesmen could project . ... Such works...

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