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Philosophical Theory, Causality, and Substance

said that one can easily recognize in an educated mind the ability to entertain a thought without accepting it; Aristotle taught t...

Saint Thomas Aquinas on Knowledge

professor is a good example of the difference between intellectual knowledge and sense knowledge. To take that a step beyond, and ...

Analysis of President John F. Kennedy's 'Ich bin ein Berliner' Speech

speeches. Note that analyzing only one speech allows for a much more detailed discussion of Kennedys speech.) John F. Kennedy - I...

Aristotelian Ethics and Groundhog Day

with pleasure, which is why they "love the life of enjoyment" (Aristotle). Considering this stance, the next development in the m...

Nature and Biology According to Aristotle

Aristotle also proposed that the "idea of a perfect statue" is already in the marble and that the marble itself seeks to realize ...

Luck and Chance as Viewed by Aristotle

In five pages the concepts of luck and chance are defined, described, and then examined from an Aristotelian perspective with the ...

Comparing the Philosophies of Buddhism and Aristotle

by way of recognition toward such shortcomings that humanity could overcome this "profound error" (Nehamas, 1994, p. 40), diligent...

Overview of Rhetorical Analysis

of a message in order to consider their impact on the audience. The primary purpose of this kind of critical thinking is to break...

Using Neo-Aristotelian Criticism to Evaluate Bush's Speech

This 3 page paper uses neo-Aristotelian criticism to analyze one of President Bush's speeches, the one in which he "made the case"...

Using Neo-Aristotelian Criticism to Evaluate Bush's Speech Justifying the Invasion of Iraq

Bush chose Cincinnati for this speech. Unfortunately, research hasnt revealed any particular reason for the choice of this venue, ...

Cinema and Aristotelian Considerations

In a paper consisting of five pages the cinematic adaptations of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Much Ado About Nothing, and Sween...

Aristotelian Philosophy and Saint Thomas Aquinas

In eight pages this paper discusses how Aristotelian philosophy is refuted by St. Thomas Aquinas and also discusses the Summa Theo...

Rhetoric and Educational Schools

In nine pages this paper discusses Isocratean, Aristotelian, and Platonic perspectives in an overview of classical rhetoric. Five...

The Self Realization Theory of Aristotle

In six pages this paper discusses the concepts of eudaemonia and self realization within the context of Aristotelian theory. Thre...

The Film White Mile and Analyzing Dan's Behavior

This 1994 film analyzes the character's behavior through a discussion of Needleman's perspective, the Aristotelian system, and Dil...

Firestone Tire Fiasco for Ford Motor Co.

In five pages this paper analyzes the flawed Firestone tire fiasco regarding Ford Explorers in terms of blame and in an Aristoteli...

Pride and Prejudice and its Aristotelian Concepts

points out that because magnanimous people have a proper set of values they frequently appear to have a "lofty detachment" to the ...

The Idea of Arche in Pre-Socratic Philosophy

vital for survival (Protevi, 1998). Given this, water becomes a logical choice for the basis of the universe. But Thales went even...

Managerial Ethics

on an evaluation of the consequences of the action: if it promotes a positive consequence of maximizing happiness for the most peo...

Othello as a Tragic Aristotelian Hero

in the audience, because the audience members can see themselves as part of this chain of cause-and-effect (McManus). Lets very b...

Aristotelian Political Ethics Application

In five pages with a hypothetical situation of people who have been shipwrecked seeking to set up their own island government thei...

The Good Life From an Aristotelian Perspective

In six pages a representation of what Aristotle regarded as the 'good life' is expressed in a speech. Twelve sources are cited in...

Work Relationships From an Aristotelian View

When examining ethical theory and philosophies of hope, happiness is often at the forefront. It seems that the goal of most people...

Epicurean Concepts of 'Ataraxia' and Aristotelian Concepts of 'Human Good,' 'The Best Good,' and 'Function Argument'

positive reinforcement, for the happiest people are also those who are feeling well and living prosperous lives. These are not me...

Utilitarianism and Aristotelian Virtue

then, where does one go? Which way is correct? Going back to ancient times, Aristotle had a lot to say about virtue. In the Nicoma...

A Comparison of Machiavellian and Aristotelian Ideas

too saw that the people needed leadership. The general public was thought not quite capable of making the big decisions. While Mac...

Senior Citizens and Rex L. Jones' Poker and the American Dream

In five pages this paper considers the reasons why elderly individuals play poker in hopes of capturing part of the American Dream...

Man's Fall in the Works of Amelia Lanyer and John Milton

In two pages this paper contrasts the depiction of man's fall in Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum by Amelia Lanyer and the ninth book of P...

Alcoholism, Rex and Jeannette Walls' Glass Castle

threw furniture and threatened to beat up" his wife or anyone else he felt had gotten in his way (Wall 23). Research has shown t...

Time, Place, and Action Unities and the Neoclassicism of Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and King Lear by William Shakespeare

In eighteen pages this report considers how literary unities are to be represented in literary works with Sophocles following the ...