Philosophy is based on reason, he declared, and theology comes from faith in divine revelation, yet both come from God. So Thomas believed that any differences between divine revelation and the conclusions of philosophy result from faulty reasoning. ... Plato "Plato was interested in how we can apply a single word or concept to many different things. ... These central doctrines of Plato's philosophy are called his theory of forms or theory of ideas." ... "Thus, for Plato, the basic problem of ethics is a problem of knowledge. ...

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Maxim Ethics: Plato's Rules to Obtain the Good Life Plato describes ethical maxims through stories, parables, and examples in the Republic. ... They must be determined enough to defend the city, but their aggressiveness must be tempered by philosophy to make them placid and sensible, preventing them from turning on the masses. ... Philosophy should be used in all the decisions of the rulers for the best results. ... Philosophy will aid the decisions for the city and will benefit the city as a whole. ... Plato tells through ten books of the Republic, what the maxims are in each cla...

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Maxim Ethics: Plato's Rules to Obtain the Good Life Plato describes ethical maxims through stories, parables, and examples in the Republic. ... They must be determined enough to defend the city, but their aggressiveness must be tempered by philosophy to make them placid and sensible, preventing them from turning on the masses. ... Philosophy should be used in all the decisions of the rulers for the best results. ... Philosophy will aid the decisions for the city and will benefit the city as a whole. ... Plato tells through ten books of the Republic, what the maxims are in each cla...

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This also shows Plato's belief in the unity of the virtues. ... Like Plato, Aristotle strongly believed that happiness is more than just simple pleasure. ... "Without performing them nobody could even be on the way to becoming good... by taking refuge in argument they think they are engaged in philosophy and they will become good in this way. ... This disproves Plato's argument that wisdom is the key to all virtues. ... Aristotle's belief in action is a concept unexplored by Plato that changed philosophy's view on this subject. ...

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Numerous experts in modern time regard Plato as the first genuine political philosopher and Aristotle as the first political scientist. They were both great thinkers, Plato and Aristotle each had ideas in how to proceed with improving the society in which they were part of during their existence. ... Aristotle to Plato had great theory but which ones would you agree with. Aristotle has his philosophy for the purpose of human nature. ... Typically, sacred texts tell us too much and too little: too much, because they often contain contradictory statements; too little, because they are often ...

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Nevertheless, Aristotle's emphasis was quite different from Plato's. ... Nevertheless, Aristotle's emphasis was quite different from Plato's. He was versed in a broad range of subjects including science, anatomy and philosophy. ... Aristotle's principal doctrines, or theories disputed Plato's theory. ... Greek Philosophy. http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/GREECE/ARIST.HTM Aristotle. http://home.echo-on.net/~smithda/aristotle.html ...

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That is what he teaches, and because of his "wisdom, " which is the art of philosophical discussion and the strive for the virtuous life through that philosophy, he was persecuted and falsely accused. ... Already, as Socrates believes, he has a divine right for philosophy and it is his duty and moral responsibility now to possess that wisdom. ... Therefore, when Socrates was given the duty of using philosophy as his wisdom, that his wisdom was virtue itself, he took that as his task and he kept it. ... This is why Socrates did not cease his philosophy. Even if you acquitted me now and did not ...

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Virtue can be divided into two categories: intellectual and moral. Intellectual virtues are developed by teaching and instruction. Moral virtues are developed by force of habit. Moral virtues are not naturally instilled in us; the soul is designed to receive moral virtues, but in order to develop in...

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In Plato's dialogue the Euthyphro, Socrates argues against all the definition of piety Euthyphro gave him. ... Socrates did not understand the philosophy behind Euthyphro's actions and he wants to understand what piety means. ...

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