Aristotle argues that man is political by nature due to speech. ... In his book "Politics," Aristotle begins his work by outlining his ideas concerning human nature and the formation of what he calls political associations. In his pursuit to validate political societies, Aristotle argues that these associations originate out of natural necessity. ... Through the creation of political associations men become political animals in part, however this social tendency is not what essentially classifies man as a political animal according to Aristotle. ... This distinction between man and other anima...

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Plato's idea and philosophy might have been complete opposite of the ideas of Aristotle. ... This made Aristotle an empiricist, or believing that philosophy should start with what we sense or experience (1). ... Other very influential aspects of Aristotle's work are his ideas on ethics and politics. ... Making an immense contribution to democratic government Aristotle said, "Man is by nature a political animal. ... He invented this branch of philosophy. ...

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Aristotle had a lifelong interest in the study of nature and philosophy. As a Greek philosopher and a student of Plato, he investigated a variety of different topics, ranging from general issues like motion, causation, place and time, to systematic explorations and explanations of natural phenomena across different kinds of natural entities, as well as the study of poetry, theater, music, politics and government. ... In short, Aristotle was and still is, considered a master of his craft, a leader in the field of philosophy and the teaching of the surrounding environment. ... Despite his critiq...

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Aristotle Aristotle was one of the greatest philosophers of ancient Greece, and one of the greatest minds in human history. ... Aristotle was born in 384 BC to Nicomachus, a physician of Mayntas II of Macedon. ... Aristotle's theories and works included different fields, from logic, philosophy, and ethics to physics, biology, psychology, politics, and rhetoric. ... Aristotle also came up with other very abstract theories. ... His works are still studied by all philosophy students at every university in the country. ...

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The Academy was highly involved in the politics of the time. ... Aristotle had begun his work Politics on Assos as well as On Kingship (which is now lost). His time in Assos was ended by political events. ... Other essential works include his Rhetoric, his Poetics, and his Politics. ... Perhaps because of the influence of his father's medical profession, Aristotle's philosophy laid its principal stress in biology. ...

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The concept of the "polis" was an ideal state and came from the writings of great political thinkers such as Plato and Aristotle. ... The very fact that Plato and Aristotle saw imperfections in the societies in which they lived, prompted them to write their political philosophies. These philosophies provided the first written recognition of politics. In his writings his "The Politics", Aristotle states that "Man is by nature a political animal"(The Politics, 1) in another words, it lies deep within the instinct of man. ... So according to Aristotle Politics is not a dreamt up concept...

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During his time at Plato's academy, Plato's thinking and his philosophical approach to politics and the economy heavily influenced Aristotle (Tannenbaum, D., 2012, pg. 33). ... Aristotle's most important political views are on full display in his works, Politics. Aristotle's contribution is to Western philosophy is significant, and his approach to life and governance have had great influence on those thinkers that came after him. ... Both Aristotle and Cicero had strong views of how the political community should be considered. ... This point of view is not all that diffe...

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Aristotle represents everything that philosophy is about, he loved learning about as much as he could and he wanted to share is knowledge with the world. ... Aristotle first trained in medicine, and then in 367 BC, he was sent to study philosophy with Plato in Athens. ... Aristotle's ethical philosophy is that happiness is the ultimate goal of humans. ... Society needed a form of government and politics. The state is the basis of his political thoughts. ...

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What is Aristotle's view of ruling in the "politics"? ... This essay will give an idea what was Aristotle's view of ruling in the "politics" and only some, example, Men were able to rule and others were not because of either they were females or happened to be slaves. ... Aristotle was born in 384 B.C. ... Aristotle, despite the fact that being a student of Plato, later on we see that his views start to diverged as Plato was a "Utopian thinker of the existence of order while Aristotle was not".1 Aristotle is generally regarded as one of the most influential think...

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"If there is someone, who deserves to be called a teacher of humanity, these are Plato and Aristotle-, Hegel wrote in his "Lectures on the history of philosophy-. ... Aristotle coined the notion of "free choice-, thus starting a long dispute over freedom of will to be continued during the history of philosophy. In Aristotle's works the problems of practical philosophy include both ethical problems and those of socio-political life. ... Aristotle's ethics and politics have different foundations. He considers human being to be a "political animal-, while the matter of politics is...

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Aristotle was a philosopher who lived from 384 B.C. to 322 B.C. ... Aristotle demonstrated his political views in The Politics and The Nicomachean Ethics. Aristotle stated, "Every state is a community of some kind, and every community is established with a view to some good, but if all communities aim at some good, the state or political community, which is the highest of all, and which embraces all the rest, aims at good in a greater degree than any other." ... By nature, man is political; thus, the state is a natural entity. ... Aristotle's philosophies are visible in today'...

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Unlike Homeric gods, who are controlled by human emotions, Plato sees this Demiurge as the purest and most perfect being, void of malice and evil ("Plato: Political Philosophy." par. 18). ... On the other hand, Aristotle (384-322 BCE), refers very little to God in his philosophy and when he does, he explains that this supreme being did not create our world. ... (Aristotle qtd in Irwin 131) According to Aristotle, the soul is not corporeal and it is very different from a body ("Tape 5: Aristotle, The Politics." par.29). ... In fact, Aristotle's philosophy is described as teleological, t...

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The state existed in nature prior to its discovery by man, and "a human being is by nature a political animal, and anyone who is without a city-state" is not by definition a man (Aristotle, 4). ... Politics, active through formal government, was a constructed means for resisting chaos. ... Plato contends that for a city to be "ideal," it must be just and good, leading to the conclusion that "good" can only be achieved if ruled by the people capable of understanding true knowledge, "either philosophers become kings or those now called kings and regents become genuine philosophers, so that polit...

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Plato and Aristotle are considered to be "Founding Fathers" of modern political theories. I armed myself with Hacker Andrew's Political Theory: Philosophy, Ideology, Science: New York: Macmillan, 1961 and took a stroll down the "philosophical memory lane". ... Plato is regarded by many experts as the first writer of political philosophy, and Aristotle is recognized as the first political scientist. ... Aristotle was concerned with the citizen and the design of political institutions(Hacker 114). ... Both Aristotle and Plato have had a tremendous impact on political scientists of today. ...

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Numerous experts in modern time regard Plato as the first genuine political philosopher and Aristotle as the first political scientist. ... Aristotle to Plato had great theory but which ones would you agree with. Aristotle has his philosophy for the purpose of human nature. ... Thus, according to Aristotle, a happy life for human beings is a life governed by reason. ... Typically, sacred texts tell us too much and too little: too much, because they often contain contradictory statements; too little, because they are often not specific enough The main objective in Plato's philosophy ...

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He used a political metaphor to define health and disease. The political metaphor was "The equality of the opposing powers which make up the body (the wet, the dry, the hot, the cold, the sweet, the bitter etc.)preserve health, whereas the monarchy of any one of them produces disease." ... Aristotle Aristotle was born in 384 BCE. in Stagirus, Greek. ... The surviving works of Aristotle probably represent only a small piece of the whole thing, they include his investigations of logic, philosophy, and ethics to physics, biology, psychology, politics, and rhetoric. Aristotle goal was to develop ...

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Philosophy is based on reason, he declared, and theology comes from faith in divine revelation, yet both come from God. ... "Ethics and politics. For Aristotle, ethics and politics both study practical knowledge, that is, knowledge that enables people to act properly and live happily. Aristotle's works on this subject include the Nicomachean Ethics and the Politics." ... These central doctrines of Plato's philosophy are called his theory of forms or theory of ideas." ...

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Just as Plato was studied under the wing of Socrates and later established his own philosophy, Aristotle followed suit. ... Let's look at each philosopher's stands on politics and ethics. ... In terms of political philosophy, as well as everything else, Aristotle looked for the good. Being in favor of a state system due to his belief that "man is political in nature", Aristotle felt there was room for three types of government to benefit mankind. ... From here I can now say that I don't agree with the philosophies of Aristotle, or as much as I do with Plato's. ...

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Although Nicomachus died when Aristotle was just a young boy, Aristotle remained closely affiliated with and influenced by the Macedonian court for the rest of his life. ... After Aristotle's father died, Proxenus of Atarneus, who was married to Aristotle's older sister, Arimneste, became Aristotle's guardian until he came of age. ... After Plato died, Aristotle's friend Hermias, king of Atarneus and Assos in Mysia, invited Aristotle to court. ... " Lyceum members researched subjects ranging from science and math to philosophy and politics, and nearly everything in bet...

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Critically discuss in light of your exposure to debates on the Egyptian Antecedents to Greek philosophy, the assertion that Sabine and Thorson that political philosophy can be restricted to the disciplined investigation of political problems and as such it was invented at a particular place (among the Greeks) at a particular time (5th century BC). This paper seeks to verify the definition of political philosophy, to further analyze its origins and give evidence for the origin of political philosophy in Ancient Egypt. There has been great debate on what is political philosophy, Sabine and Thor...

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The basic definition of the word philosophy is, as an intellectual discipline, the study of ethics, metaphysics, physics, the science of knowledge, logic, and politics (Hallsall). ... The first element of philosophy is ethics. ... Politics, to the ancient Greeks, was governing a country wisely. Aristotle considered ethics a branch of politics, and, with not much surprise, he considered monarchy the best choice of government and aristocracy the next. ... Philosophy is a controversial topic because of the diverse areas covered, physics, metaphysics, ethics, and politics. ...

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Aristotle was born in Stagirus on northern Greece. ... At the end of Aristotle's twenty years at the Academy his position became difficult because of political events so he quit. ... Aristotle met Hermias of Atarneus. ... Aristotle married Pythias, Hermias's niece. ... He contributed to mathematics, the axiom system, psychology, philosophy, zoology and many sciences. ...

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Ending with the discussion of Aristotle and his System in which ultimately becomes a widely accepted science and the apex of Greek natural philosophy. ... The agora was a constant public forum for political issues, philosophical debate, and the exchange of goods. ... In 600 BCE Thales began an Ionian school, which triggered the discussion for topics that would later spawn other great philosophy. ... What makes Aristotle so powerful in natural philosophy is that he created a system known as the Aristotelian system. ... Aristotle is recognized as maker of the Aristotelian system and the apex of ...

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The next point assumption in the equation is that Man is the highest of all things, which we must accept in Aristotle's philosophy. ... Aristotle seems to have written the Ethics in order to understand the nature of man. ... Now Aristotle did not mean simply Happiness' by Eudaimonia. ... Politicians could achieve Eudaemonia through their work through the state and charity towards there fellow man, and Aristotle always had an admiration for politicians, calling Politics the highest of all disciplines, and stating, "to seek good for one person is satisfactory, but to seek good for...

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