... of citizenship and what makes a citizen a citizen is not a new question to ponder. As far back as the life and times of Aristotle, philosophers and political thinkers have been examining the questions of citizenship and how it relates to political and social situations of the time. So, ... citizen regardless of family ancestry or heritage. "A citizen is a citizen in being a citizen" (Winthrop, 1975). In a political sense, this aspect of Aristotle's view on citizenship is not particularly followed in the polis or city-state societies of today. More emphasis is placed on an individual's p...

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... supreme over laws or regulations. I see an ideal where every citizen has a say and is formed around the people, for the people. Aristotle defines aristocrats as the better class in society because they are typically the ones whom hold most nobility. A functional government can be both democratic ... and "attempt to unite the freedom of the poor and the wealth of the rich, who commonly take the place of the noble"(Aristotle 70). Once united, the three grounds reached are: freedom, wealth, and virtue. Using these grounds as building blocks, the United States can ... regardless of status...

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... from bonds whomever he wants and do other things that gods do to men." (McGlew 26) The tyrants of antiquity acted in their own interests without the consulting of others. Aristotle represents "tyranny in Politics as a "perversion" that serves the personal advantages of the ruler alone, or a "despotic monarchy of the political community" or a, "despotic rule conducted according to the ruler ... took an active part in their state affairs and ruled. The citizens were using their political power and rights personally without the ability of representatives making decisions on their behalf. A...

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... spirit or matter, soul or body, good or evil, and light or darkness. Many predominant modern philosophies in Western civilization are directly traceable to Zoroastrianism through (1) the Greek philosophers Plato, Aristotle, and Zeno, (2) the Roman Stoics, (3) the Manicheans and Saint Augustine of Hippo in the Third Century A.D., (4) the Albigensians of Southern France and Spain in the early Middle Ages, (5) the ... centuries. In fact, most of the antisexual and antihumanism attitudes blamed on Christianity originated in Greek Platonism and Roman Stoicism. Principled and brilliant Greek ...

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... its own sake and everything else is a means to this end Happiness is this ultimate end. It is the end we seek in all that we do."(Aristotle, De Anima, bk.2, Ch.1.) This belief of Aristotle has validity for the pursuit of happiness. Most people live their life with this conviction; however, when happiness seems to be consumed by pain and suffering ... ...

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Aristotle, a great philosopher, once said "The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet," unaware that this fruit of education would one day be expensive. As students pass through their primary and secondary education, they are, in most cases, financially supported, making education vir...

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... to defend themselves." So once again, the argument of this issue is understanding whether or not, increased gun ownership increases or decreases homicides. In this article, both authors approach Aristotle's modes of persuasion: ethos, logos, and pathos. They approach ethos by showing us that they are credible and that we believe and agree upon their statements and arguments. They approach ... ...

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... the reason is due to that unnatural simplification of everything into one system or another, which is the fault of none other than the philosopher. Philosophy must return to fundamentals. Aristotle, as one of the astute and most open-minded men to walk the earth, found himself entirely on fundamentals which have endured through all social changes. Social inquiry begins as ... ...

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... only in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries did these inconsistencies begin to yield substantial opposition to the institution itself. After tracing the cultural heritage of these ideas from Plato and Aristotle, through the evolution of Christianity, into the thought of the Enlightenment and the seemingly paradoxical strengthening of both rationalist and evangelical impulses in the course of the eighteenth century, the ... ...

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... to exercise major impacts on the natural environment at both the local and even the global level. Prior to the modern period, nature served as a fundamental touchstone for ethics. From Aristotle through Cicero to Thomas Aquinas, natural law ethics presented the ultimate human good as harmony with the whole, of which the human is no more than a part. However, the fundamental ... ...

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... but equal to men. Moreover, traditional feminine virtues - patience, fidelity, modesty, chastity, harmony, orderliness, grace, sensitivity, silence and beauty - are fine qualities inherent in the female mystique, and according to Aristotle, fine things are the objects of praise and at the head of the fine stand virtues (4). Thus, feminine virtues are worthy of acclamation even if they are hypocritical to feminist ... ...

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... to exercise major impacts on the natural environment at both the local and even the global level. Prior to the modern period, nature served as a fundamental touchstone for ethics. From Aristotle through Cicero to Thomas Aquinas, natural law ethics presented the ultimate human good as harmony with the whole, of which the human is no more than a part. However, the fundamental ... ...

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... first learn about the political environment of our forefathers and the history of this debate. The right to keep and bear arms has a long history in civilization. The Greek philosopher Aristotle felt that bearing arms was necessary for true citizenship and participation in the political system. Plato believed in a hierchial monarchy with few liberties and saw the disarming of the populace ... ...

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Aristotle, in his classical work - The Politics - defined three methods of power within the state: Monarchy - the rule of one person, Aristocracy - the rule of few people and Democracy - the rule ... ...

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