... A philosopher was an individual who made original contributions, not an individual who knew and discussed the works of philosophers. A goal of many philosophers in the ancient world was to tie ethics, metaphysics, physics, the science of knowledge, logic, and politics together so that one's theory of knowledge determined one's understanding of the universe, and 2 individuals understanding of the universe ... the modern era, for the most part, philosophers tend to concentrate on one or two aspects of the subject (Hallsall). The first element of philosophy is ethics. Ethics is a system or...

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... sake of the law,"" requires a conscious decision to follow the law out of reverence for the law as a principle. Aristotle also deals with this issue in a similar way in his Nicomachean Ethics. In his investigation of justice, Aristotle argues that intention is crucial for an action that is in to be considered virtuous. This eliminates the possibility for an act that is ... ...

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