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

Cultural Relativism in Philosophy

design assumes that morality is integrated within culture. The "when in Rome" concept suggests that one give up all inhibitions because one is in a different place. People do travel

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 Views On Slavery

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 NICOMACHEAN ETHICS

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

The Nature of Love in Human Nature: Insight from Plato and Aristotle

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

Aristotle and Plato - A Comparison

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

Leisure: The Views of Aristotle and De Grazia

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

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

Aristotle, Mill and Anakin Skywalker

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

Why Aristotle's View of Happiness is Best

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

The Soul According to Plato and Aristotle

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

Aristotle's Metaphysics

is? Such suppositions bring up more intricate questions such as whether or not knowledge is learned through experience or whether it something that simply exists. In the case of the

Aristotle on Friendship

airport for a number of reasons (Young, 2006). He writes that a friend would volunteer to take another friend to the airport for the following reasons: " because you want