Aristotle: Politics Book One, Chpts. 1-8 In the first eight chapters of Politics, Aristotle seems to have one primary goal in mind. This goal is to justify to everyone why the Greek society should be as he says. He gives examples of why certain people should be ... slaves, why some men are superior to others, how men are better than animals, and why Greeks as a whole are better than other people. According to Arnhart though, Aristotle ... say that since city-states aim higher than other communities to involve all people, they are a political community. Also in this chapter, Aristotle differen...

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... Plato, meaning "broad shouldered," due to his physical build. Plato was born in Athens' Golden Age to an aristocratic political family. The political corruption he observed is what convinced him to not go into politics. Instead, he became interested in philosophy after meeting Socrates. Plato was one of Socrates' students until Socrates was put to death for his beliefs. Plato then traveled ... Plato along with a group of other philosophers until he was put to death by the government of Athens. He was convicted with atheism and treason and sentenced to drink poison. Alexander the Great w...

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... who loves wisdom. There are many philosophers from Greece. Some of the greatest known philosophers are Aristotle and Plato. Aristotle, who was Plato's student, always argued that a citizen did not belong just to himself or herself, but to the state. He also did not accept Plato's theories. Aristotle wrote his works on ethics, logic, politics, poetry, astronomy, geology, biology, and physics. Plato a ... student of Socrates is considered one of the many greatest philosophers of Western civilization. He wrote down everything. Plato wrote about many things. ... One of his well-known writin...

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... a Civilization compared to Ancient Greece as a result of being able to create a more stable society in which the people could live without disparity in conflicts and progress in social welfare. A major reason that Ancient Greece was ... required a single currency. Another reason that Ancient Rome was less superior than Greece was the result of social achievements embedded in the system of Greece. For instance, while Rome had crumbling houses and a failing plebeian class ... , despite being conquered by Rome, the Romans still recruited Greek teachers, doctors, and scholars to do their wor...

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... modern science. Socrates was a Greek philosopher and is known as one of the founders of western philosophy. He strongly influenced Plato and Aristotle, who were also great and influential philosophers. In addition to political and intellectual contributions, the Greeks also contributed culturally. They had an enormous effect on the culture of many countries from ancient times until present. They used many ... began using pottery not for just display but for daily usage as well. They also began decorating their coins. They stamped geometric designs of gods, heroes, and other portraits on ...

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... seeing beards, mustaches, and even scars from battle. In a portrait of Aristotle, you see wrinkles on the face, a sad expression. The artists were not using the athletic man anymore, the perfect body; we were now seeing how people really looked in the aspects of their life. The Hellenistic period started even showing death as shown in the "Dying Gaul," showing a man with expressions that you cannot explain, ... were showing battle scars, older people, fallen soldiers, that is when you see the decline in not only Greek art but the decline of money and politics in Greece. From the Archaic...

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