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and Aristotle are philosophers who discuss virtue. Yet, Yu (1998) claims that when it comes to virtue, neither Aristotle or Confu...

In eight pages this paper discusses social reformation in a contrast and comparison of the philosophies of Plato and Confucius....

correct them by illustrating how values are an integral component of personhood. Indeed, it can readily be argued how the concept...

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares the philosophies of Socrates and Aristotle with virtue concepts being the primary ...

and we would be thinking about the idea of "why" something is the way it is. Another way to look at the thoughts of Aristotle is t...

the right objects, towards the right people, with the right motive and in the right way. He states in Book II, "The moral virtues,...

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

In a paper consisting of seven pages the concept of marriage rooted in friendship is a view shared by Barbara Whitehead and Aristo...

hand, argued that people would be attracted to others and be willing to help others, if they are virtuous (Lorenz, 2003). Virtue i...

Virtuous action was defined by Aristotle as what a person with practical wisdom would choose. The golden mean, as defined by Ari...

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

In an essay that consists of five pages Aristotle's lofty view of pride as the ultimate virtue is discussed within the context of ...

Aristotle manages to come up with a provisional definition (Book II, Ch. 6, 1107a): Aret? is a state or condition of soul that is ...

This paper discusses Richard Kraut's commentary on the intellectual elitism of Aristotle an defines virtue in this overview of Ari...

In five pages the differing political views between Plato and his one time philosophy student Aristotle are discussed with Plato's...

the morality Aristotle speaks of is relative. While it is not relative from one individual to another perhaps, and there is certai...

on which the man can stand (and is therefore the crown of the virtues) because Aristotle believed that a man who demonstrated prid...

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...

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

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...

In nine pages specific questions are answered regarding Aristotle's position on happiness, virtue, knowledge, and wisdom, and then...

In five pages Aristotle's concept of 'the mean' is discussed in terms of a balanced universe comprised fo form and matter and the ...

code will represent, and who is to say that all cultures and all communities must follow it? Clearly, defining ethics is to defin...

In five pages Aristotle's contentions regarding overcoming self interests in human nature are examines within the context that acc...

todays society, but the search for contentment goes back centuries. For many searchers, happiness comes and goes, but it is a popu...

happiness may not be found during our earthly lifetimes, rather, it is in our eternal life that our happiness will be gained. In ...

This essay is on Aristotle's "Politics" and how he saw the role of the city in human life. The writer relates his political thinki...

the immortal soul so that man can survive (PG). The mortal and the immortal soul were each housed in different areas in the body (...

In five pages this essay contrasts and compares the views on forms held by Plato as critiqued by Aristotle with references made to...

into two intellectual worlds. Aristotle goes on to explain: " but with regard to what happiness is they differ, and the many do n...