Virtue, According to Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas

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

Aristotle: Valuing Feelings And Materialism Over Politics?

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

Aristotle/De Anima

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

Othello as a Tragic Aristotelian Hero

tragedy is "higher and more philosophical than history" because history simply tells us what happened, but tragedy dramatizes what happened, or is happening, or may happen (McManus). Historical events may

Aristotle: The Nicomachean Ethics

the ends) and that in this context, the end products are always better than the means that produced them (Aristotle, Book I, 2009). That is, the end good of medical

Aristotle: Man and the Universe

as the Poetics, the Nicomachean Ethics and the Metaphysics survive (Lendering). These and other books of his are classics, and Aristotle himself is regarded by some as the "most influential

Comedy According to Aristotle

examples might help to explain that conclusion. Many are familiar with comedic routines and the fact that indeed, much relayed has to do with the inferior. Situation comedies for example

Plato, Aristotle and the Idea of Beauty

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

Aristotle's "Nature Belongs To The Class Of Causes Which Act For The Sake Of Something" - Strongest Argument

that purpose is not present because we do not observe the agent deliberating. Art does not deliberate. If the ship-building art were in the wood, it would produce the

Aristotle and the Role of Moral Education

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

Aristotle's "Nichomachean Ethics": Friendship And Anger

trust that must exist between people in order to cultivate friendship (Aristotle PG). As such, one can readily associate the manner by which Aristotles Nichomachean Ethics illustrates how friendship

Aristotle's 'Rhetoric'

of rhetorical discourse (Harper 251). Aristotle, in contrast to Plato, recognized rhetoric and dialect as inherent parts of the system of knowledge attainment, and suggested that their development was

Politics and Pleasure: The Debate Between Epicurus and Aristotle

an idea that makes sense? Af first glance, it does not. After all, politics appear to be important. How can one say to forget about politics and pursue pleasure? Yet,

Socrates' Influence on Plato and Aristotle

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).

Avenue Q, Joe Turner & Aristotle

with a little romance thrown in for good measure. Of course, character, is Aristotles second category. Avenue Q encompasses the stories of the residents of this street who are