Aristotle opposed the views of Speusippus and he may have left the Academy following Plato's death for academic reasons or because he was not named head of the Academy. ... In his earliest years at the Academy he made regular use of his dialogues. ... Other men that used his ideas were Roman teachers, Cicero and Quintilian. He applied numerous concepts and arguments that are also used in his ethical, logical, and psychological writings. ... Each thing or event, he thought, has more that one "reason" that helps to explain what, why, and where it is. ...

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The reason behind choosing the famous and great Aristotle is his point of view on life. ... Throughout the whole book, I believe, in my opinion, that Aristotle came the closest to realizing the reason for our existence. ... Aristotle called logic, analytics. ... To answer this question, Aristotle uses Plato's theory of forms and comes up with three points. ... The reason, he says, organic items are higher on the scale is life or the soul of an organism. ...

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Aristotle Consider Aristotle to be one of the three greatest thinkers of all time. ... In order to apply that general understanding to particular cases, we must acquire, through proper upbringing and habits, the ability to see, on each occasion, which course of action is best supported by reasons." ... If what readily causes x to move is always some other thing y, then there can never be an original ready cause of movement itself. (1) Movement in the world must be continual, but there must be some reason why there is movement at all (1). If not a ready cause, this reason must be a final ca...

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What does Aristotle mean by virtue? ... Virtue is the instrument humans use to reach Eudaimonia. ... They live a life of continuous virtuous actions that involve reason which is a trait which is distinctively human. Without reason behind a virtuous action, the action will not be virtuous because that action will be committed in ignorance. ... Aristotle explains that one must deliberate and reason before doing an action because the individual must learn how to act in the virtuous manner until this becomes second nature to the individual. ...

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Therefor a prudent person "grasps the truth, [by] involving reason, concerned with action about things that are good or bad for a human being" (Aristotle 89). A prudent person may use scientific knowledge to help become knowledgeable in how to react to a situation, in order to become prudent and reasonable. ... The first two Aristotle states are implausible. ... This is because the one trying to become friends for the reason of knowledge is just doing it for the utility of the other. ... On the other hand Aristotle says that those using a friendship just for the profit of themselve...

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What is Aristotle's view of ruling in the "politics"? ... Aristotle was born in 384 B.C. ... Aristotle was born in the town of Stagira, Macedonia. ... And it is the house hold where people used to get training about "natural rights", about who is fit to rule and who is ruled. as it will be explained below. ... Aristotle seemed only one sided and that was in favor of Men as he says men were equal amongst each other and the reason he gives was that as men are "self sufficient".6 Also he talks about why women couldn't rule, the reason he gives is because "Women...

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Chapter 2 is when Aristotle first compares people to animals, and states that the reasons he uses are all based in nature. ... Aristotle states that those who possess natural insight should rule those who use their body for labor, and that this relationship is beneficial to both. ... A piece of property that is used as a tool is for production, whereas an actual piece of property is used for action. Aristotle further justifies slavery here by stating that a slave is a piece of property, and a tool to be used by his master. ... However, force is used in war, and if it wins out it must hav...

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This essay Deals with the issue of comparing Aristotle's own Ideas and those of his followers - between Aristotle himself and Aristotelianism. ... Due to reasons like, Firstly, that by the time Aristotle's work was re-introduced to the west, it was not his original and it must be noted that it was commentaries, which naturally bring about change. ... These were being widely used as part of the university's Arts curriculum. ... Since Aristotle's original works were difficult to follow, readers used whatever explanatory aids they could. ... Often scholars were clerics, si...

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Aristotle and Hobbs 10 February 2004Aristotle and Hobbes Aristotle argues that valid conduct, as defined by the law, is acting in accordance with virtue. ... Thus, in considering the overall value of legal activity, Hobbes' system seems to focus slightly more on laws of nature, or what he refers to as Articles of Reason. ... The scope of Aristotle's legal system must encompass everyone. ... In fact, this is the reason that lawmakers must use punishment to "guide- people towards these correct desires. ... This is the reason the law exists. ...

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Aristotle believes that eudaimonia is the final goal in life. ... It is the highest part because it is the use of reason that makes us different from the "horse, ox, and every animal.... " What he means is that the use of reason is understood as an action, but acting in a rational way. ... Aristotle's function argument states that our unique human function is the use of reason. ... Aristotle talks about earning the good life by acting according to virtue and reason. ...

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Thankfully he wrote down many of them to make this possible, for philosophy is such a gigantic study that one has better luck studying a small philosophical concept then using that to help equate themselves to other, more skewed and altered trains of thought. ... In studying this small but vastly important piece of Aristotle's work one soon learns that nothing is truly a small work in philosophy, and after some pages of effort one usually only succeeds in gaining what was sought only then encountering the next prevalent concept in which the first is used only as a sort of stepping stone ...

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Aristotle-bravery In this essay I will be describing the virtue of bravery. ... Aristotle breaks down virtue into four aspects which are: a state that decides in mean, consisting in a mean, the mean relative to us, which is defined by reference to reason(1107a). ... Aristotle uses several examples to define a the bravery virtue. ... Aristotle's next step is to define a brave person's state of character. ... He says that they are similar but their confident for the wrong reason being that they feel they are stronger and nothing could happen to them, and when things turn for the wo...

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The Argument for Eudaimonia In Book 1 of the Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle sets out to reason his way towards Eudaimonia. ... For this he uses the example of eyes- the function of an eye is to see. ... Another belief had by Aristotle was the idea of the existence of a god that was pure intuitive reason. Therefore if man possesses reason, he possesses a divine element. ... Aristotle believed, for example, that only older people could ever achieve it, as young people cannot reason well and are stifled by their emotions. ...

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Aristotle defines happiness as actions that are pleasant to a virtuous man. ... Justice is defined by Aristotle as proportion and equality. ... It would be immoral and unethical to treat someone differently who holds the same position or title as someone else for any reason, this goes for paying someone more than another that does the same job as the guy next to him. ... Aristotle identifies five intellectual virtues as wisdom, scientific knowledge, reason, practical wisdom and skill knowledge. ... I believe that Aristotle creates a sense that politics can be seen in not only government but a...

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But is this aspect of Aristotle's citizenship a part of our world today? ... However, there are certain ideas of Aristotle's citizenship theories that are still being used today. ... This is not the case according to Aristotle's views on political participation. Aristotle omits two factions of people from this argument; slaves and women. ... Aristotle claimed women were emotional and non-rational whereas men were linked with reason and were assigned to preside over women. ...

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Aristotle's idea is that the man should do what he wants and make his own decisions, good and bad, for the reason that he is trying to make his life better by doing what will make him happy. ... The use and the meaning of action in both cases are different. Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics states "In anyone who has a function or an action to perform the goodness or excellence lies in that function" (Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics pg. 3). ... According to Aristotle finding goodness is in essence finding happiness. ... Aristotle's views are more for today's societ...

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He also maintained that reason can support faith. ... Aristotle declared that a human being is "the rational animal" whose function is to reason. Thus, according to Aristotle, a happy life for human beings is a life governed by reason." ... The highest happiness of all, Aristotle believed, was the contemplative use of the mind." ... For example, how can the word table be used for all the individual objects that are tables? ...

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Aristotle-bravery In this essay I will be describing the virtue of bravery. ... Aristotle breaks down virtue into four aspects which are: a state that decides in mean, consisting in a mean, the mean relative to us, which is defined by reference to reason(1107a). ... Aristotle uses several examples to define a the bravery virtue. ... Aristotle's next step is to define a brave person's state of character. ... He says that they are similar but their confident for the wrong reason being that they feel they are stronger and nothing could happen to them, and when things turn for the wo...

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The definition of form, which simply is the physical shape or appearance of something, is what both men use to solve their particular problems with the issue of knowledge. ... Plato concludes by saying that the Forms (in this particular example, beauty) is not accessible to the senses, and can only be understood by reason alone. ... The child could use those blocks to first build a bridge, and then tear it down and build a house. ... An example used would be a desk. To understand the desk fully according to Aristotle you need to know it's material, that it is made of wood or glass, etc; t...

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He used a political metaphor to define health and disease. ... Aristotle wrote a treatise responding to him, Plato adopted his argument for the immortality of the soul, and both Plato and Philolaus accepted his view that the brain is the seat of intelligence. Aristotle Aristotle was born in 384 BCE. in Stagirus, Greek. ... Aristotle goal was to develop a universal method of reasoning so it would be possible to learn everything there is to know about reality. ... According to Epicurus, nature and reason show us that pleasure is the only good and that pain is the only evil. ...

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The major distinctions can be viewed in differing opinions between the two over: forms and causation,(mainly how the relate to change), eternal ideas, and the role of observation and explanation through use of the senses. ... Plato draws from this, that our senses(sight) can not be trusted in observation and concludes that reason is the only means of achieving absolute truth. ... (Aristotle,119). ... Aristotle places great emphasis on the middle for numerous reasons. ... A close review of both Plato and Aristotle's proposed states and their ...

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To overcome this Aristotle changes his basic rules. ... In the end, according to Aristotle, citizenship depends on the state of development of the most important part of human nature, the capacity to reason. ... He writes; "people are slaves by nature, whose condition is such that their function is the use of their bodies and nothing better can be expected of them and who participate in reason, "so far as to recognize it but not so far as to possess." He is quite clear, "if you're not able to reason, you're not able to become a citizen.... Although he does not deny that the...

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As such the forms do not provide any explanation of the existence of such thing or how they change consequently for that reason and several others, I believe Aristotle to have the more persuasive argument on the "forms". ... Lastly, the finally reason why I believe Plato's theory of the Forms in my judgement are faulty, lies in Aristotle's criticism, if the forms are eternal and unchanging and individual things are copies and examples of them, how can we explain change. ... The horses are called Appetite and Spirit, while the charioteer is called Reason. ... These drives are ...

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However, Aristotle has different views on such matters. ... Aristotle rejects the idea of transcendent forms for an idea of immanent forms. ... Next, is Aristotle view of the Unmoved Mover? ... In his findings he used or begun with doubt in each of his experiments. Which gave him a unique ness because with doubt follows reason. ...

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The nature of the virtuous dispositions can be discovered by using the doctrine of the Mean. ... There are two reasons for this. ... Commentary The idea of moderation plays a central role in the philosophies of Plato and Aristotle, in the histories of Herodotus, and in the surviving plays of Ancient Greece. In this section, Aristotle uses...

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