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

none survived. Aristophanes and Plato wrote about him indirectly; Platos Socrates was a central character in much of his work, and certainly in his early dialogues (Carr, 1997).

realm and the transcendent realm of forms" (Platos theory of forms). The theory of forms allows us to solve both the problems listed above: "By detaching ourselves

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

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

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

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

to achieve its perfection within and only within the Greek polis, and also was the only living creature endowed with logos (1994). Logos is the capacity to distinguish and express

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

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

Aristotle urged people to adhere to the fourteen axioms acts of Nicomachean Ethics, which included gentility, honesty, pride, truthfulness, courage and self-restraint. This, asserted the philosopher, would aid

as the certain quality of perception required within the sensual world is decidedly unique to human beings. Socrates believed man looks upon his world as a direct reflection of

a sense that poetry matters. First, Platos Republic needs to be examined. Indeed, it does seem as if Plato is somewhat afraid of poetry. To people in this day and

that the prevailing attitudes that existed were strongly "strongly influenced by neo-Platonism" (Kinney 51). However, interestingly, Sidney does not launch an all-out attack on the philosophers that have harshly

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