Essays 721 - 750
who think that they are worthy of great things, but they are really unworthy of them, and that is pure vanity (PG). He goes on t...
one is virtuous, and that their actions are virtuous, but that might be illusive. Can virtue be whittled down to intrinsic right o...
his position by specifying that only a certain kind of agent can qualify as a moral agent, and thus subject to the ascriptions of...
were to consider what is most important in society, most would point to causation. One tries to get to the cause of ones drinking,...
unchanging primary principles constitute the basis of all knowledge, and that knowledge of a thing is required in order to conduct...
Aristotle also proposed that the "idea of a perfect statue" is already in the marble and that the marble itself seeks to realize ...
and deficiency (McCartt, 2003). Moral virtue also follows this pattern, although in this regard Aristotle refers to it as the "Go...
happens, people fail to achieve happiness and feel only increased levels of stress (Morris, 1997). If businesses incorporated Ar...
serve as a compass for the character when facing great and insurmountable odds. Oedipus held staunchly to his moral codes, and whe...
believe in absolutes. Much of what the philosopher contends seems to provide support for that view. Aristotle says, in line with t...
any era. Certainly today there is ordinary life and political life. One can see the difference in lives between politicians?whose ...
just that mapping of reality that corresponds to the way things are" (25). Of course, many great philosophers, such as Descartes, ...
and it was on this that Plato based his philosophical oeuvre (1994). He was not only a disciple of Socrates but a diehard adversar...
tragedy; there may be without character" (Aristotle Poetics Part VI). At this point Aristotle indicates that more often than not p...
discover) the truth or falsity of propositions about past and present events, propositions about the future seem problematic. If a...
existing moral standard. This fact should be kept in mind in understanding that for Aristotle whether a certain kind of behavior w...
that when things were fully developed, and had naturally reached their conclusion - or ending - they were simply following their n...
audience feel watching a tragedy" ("Greek Theory of Tragedy: Aristotles Poetics"). The audience has to feel something significant ...
Hobbes believed that people, when left to their own governance, that is, without official laws and government, live in continual...
In five pages the question 'How does acting virtuously increase one's capacity to act virtuously?' is examined within the context ...
works are studied to this day. They are unusually clear; difficulty in understanding may come from inept translations. This paper ...
individuals cannot act for everyone. For this reason, Internet child pornography laws were passed because children are more vulner...
way into the heart of farming in the last few decades and have become the norm there. These include everything from the use of ge...
by placing individuals with similar interests or traits together (David, 2009). For example, a room full of accountants is simply ...
such thing as a 40-hour work week for an exempt employee). Termination from a legal point of view doesnt really differ betw...
Roosevelt; the Joint Chiefs were afraid that this man would convince FDR to give covert action precedence, which of course would t...
thus staving off what could have been a disastrous situation. A default on debt is certainly nothing to sneeze at and can h...
goal with their activity and typically that activity is more exact and involved than is pure thinking. With both activities, howe...
excellent example. Hern?ndez-Ramos (2005, p. 39) reports that in 2001 that our nations schools were home to "more than 10...
Howard by Brubaker and Asher. Main Issues * Rileys oral statement to Mourning that he would be the highest paid player on the team...