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on this subject might want to explore various opinions on democracy and society. Socrates claimed that democracy--because it is ...

for Plato and are directly related to that capacity of understanding. Physical things of the world must, of necessity, have bodily...

the King that the murderer of Laius (the previous King) must be brought to justice. Oedipus swears he will go on this quest to fin...

(Aristotle). According to Aristotle, comedy involves the imitation of men who are less than average. Furthermore, Aristotle indica...

play, I think, and maybe that is what does it. We are faced with the spectacle of all that love being lost on someone who can t r...

the inferior is always hurtful" (Aristotle). We can envision such a statement as one that is incredibly humane, offering a humane ...

Conceptions of Virtue). Furthermore, it was Plato who argued that love was the essential ingredient in the good life because love...

successful in clarifying his principle of nature. In Aristotles "Physics" Book II first written in 350 B.C.E. he compare...

In five pages Aristotle's concept of happiness with an emphasis upon a life of contemplation is discussed. Five sources are cited...

it" (Aristotle, 350 B.C.E., p. PG). Here he brings up the subject of lying, a principle in society that seems to be upheld. Certai...

law, and politics" (Anonymous, 2001). According to Aristotelian conjecture, those who compromise their political morality do so i...

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

a context that is relative to his life. Aristotle believed that "happiness is an activity of soul in accordance with virtue." Ar...

also be allowed to have their own private property. In Aristotles belief, man is inherently born sinful. Because of this ...

originally? Even if it is passed on to future generations, or victims, it has to come form somewhere. While some say it is origina...

Aristotle. The sky is of course something that perhaps is significant in esoteric matters. After all, the sky is quite provocativ...

be regarded as involuntary because it is not externally rooted in another person; but it is irrational and therefore not represent...

not likely to live a pleasant life unless you practice moderation; the Epicurean philosophy was an argument for a traditionally mo...

spoke of virtue as something equated with wisdom. Yet he also "spoke more expansively of justice, courage, temperance, magnificenc...

we love ourselves, we fill ourselves with love that we then are able to give away (Is Self-Love Justifiable? 2004). If we do not...

("Introduction"). An example of this might be the concept of the senseless murder. Some suggest that this is an oxymoron. After al...

as people do want to know things and understand (1995). Both theorists do view education as important and place a particular empha...

philosopher, would aid in curtailing discord while broadening the trust that must exist between peoples. Using the Myth of ...

does seem that Aristotle aligned his thought about political order with the spiritual more than the practical. His ideas about the...