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Aristotle’s Views Human Reproduction
reference to things possessed by ancient heroes and gods and such as they involved positive traits such as strength, wisdom, and courage (Aristotle: A General Introduction, 2006). The problem, it
such was not subject to moral interpretation. He draws the conclusion that man is free only to the extent that he is cognizant of the world in respect to
anger. In Book II of Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle notes that the soul boasts three factors; passions, faculties and states of character (Aristotle). By faculties, Aristotle means "the things in virtue
nature is desirous of procreation - procreation which must be in beauty and not in deformity; and this procreation is the union of man and woman, and is a divine
case, --Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics. Aristotle viewed man as the ultimate "political animal." Government is not a human invention, but a natural outgrowth of community life. The purpose of
plainly ask: What is happiness if not a state of mind? In order to reach such a state of mind, one must engage in activity - either spiritual or
the superior [leisure]. (287). The creation of the division between work and leisure for Aristotle is important to note because the modern society focuses more on the importance of
considered the primary principles of politics and law to be "the search for the greatest good of society as a whole" (Anonymous, 2001). Inasmuch as the original Greek legal
According to Aristotle, there are two specific types of virtues, "intellectual and moral, intellectual virtue in the main owes both its birth and its growth to teaching (for which
views on the soul of the Greek philosophers who have come before him. This includes Aristotles reaction to Platos position. Platos ideas on the soul are intrinsically tied to his
that this child is able to interact with adults on their level. He has little or no fear; he deals with smugglers and other violent characters with barely suppressed violence
Harmony of the soul of course is necessary. According to Plato, people had been created by a divine creator who made people in such as way as to follow certain
of these two famous Greek philosophers with help from Jenny Goellnitzs excellent essay, "Plato Vs. Aristotle." With help from Goellnitz and her essay, this paper will attempt to define the
at happiness from the viewpoint of Aristotle may help to get a grasp on this compelling subject. In Aristotles view, happiness does not lie in amusement but
some have come to believe is a soul. The soul is a part of the person, but not a part of the human body. In fact, when the human body