In 'Poetics' this word is often used by Aristotle to define wrongdoings which may be accidental or deliberate. Aristotle also cites that hamartia was done by the tragic hero unintentionally and he must pay a great punishment for doing so. ... This data also contributes information about the ancient myth about hamartia and its posessor's criterion from Aristotle. ... A Handbook of Literature also provides the criterion of a posessor of a hamartia according to Aristotle. ... It also has further explanation about hamartia from Aristotle's perspective and how his criterion f...

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Sandy's Story by Bill Saporito (2003) Inside the biography of one of the more outstanding icons in the Wall Street, market, it is easy to find, in between the lines, a world of morality and ethics to be reviewed. The author reports about the contents of a biography, remarking on some of the chapters regarding to the strength and persistence of who the biography is about, calling him head of "mercenaries" and "window of a shareholder revolt". ... And there may be a further subdivision: they may obey either the best laws which are attainable to them, or the best absolutely" (Aristotle...

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Although Plato was the teacher of Aristotle, this philosopher was totally against the ideas of his former educator. Rather than believing in these words, Aristotle was more focused on human behavior, finding piece of mind, and how to achieve this goal. DISCovering Biography states that Aristotle had one of the largest impacts on "practically every field of subsequent intellectual endeavor...He also relates more closely to a person's emotions, which is going in the other direction of Plato. "Aristotle understands tragedy as a genre that speaks directly to the spectator's emotions."...

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"Galileo was that guy who invented the telescope." This is what most people say when they think about Galileo. However, Galileo did not even invent the telescope; he only made improvements to it so it could be used for astronomy. Galileo did use it to make many important discoveries about astro...

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