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Pericles, Plato and Aristotle, 2007.
This paper discusses how Plato and Aristotle's interpretations of Athenian democracy differed widely from that of Pericles.
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The paper looks at Pericles' endorsement of classical democracy as opposed to Plato and Aristotle's condemnation of democratic society. The paper discusses how Plato and Aristotle embrace some form of monarchy as the best possible organization of society and explains how they justify this in very different manners. The paper relates that people today are likely to find Pericles' idealistic vision of democracy appealing, while still recognizing that Plato and Aristotle's lines of reasoning retain some merit.
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"Although the organization of the Greek city state of Athens is often idealized in modern culture as being the birthplace of democracy, the truth is that many major figures in Greek history objected to the Greek form of government. Classical democracy, as it is known, was perhaps most eloquently endorsed by Pericles in his "Funeral Oration," and documented by Thucydides. Yet perhaps the two most influential figures in Greek history, Plato and Aristotle, viewed democracy as an unjust or corruptible way to run a society. Whereas Plato objected to democracy upon largely theoretical grounds arising from his conception of justice, Aristotle believed that justice was not the only concern in forming a society but that practical stability was also a key requirement."
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Plato and Aristotle, 2005.
This paper compares political theories in Plato's "The Republic" and Aristotle's "Politics".
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This paper explains that, although Plato and Aristotle's views on society and its role were fairly distinct, they had an identical purpose, to create a dignified living for communities. The author points out that concepts of Aristotle are different from those of Plato because Aristotle is an empiricist - he appreciates the relevance of immediate examination to find out the truth; whereas, Plato feels that simple logical conclusion can confirm the ultimate authenticity. The paper relates that, employing Socrates as an illusory narrator, Plato regards the character and the importance of justice as they are observed in the composition of society in general and in the character of an individual human being. Aristotle, disciple of Plato, broadened the concept of virtue by reasoning that righteous behavior should take up some midway between extreme conduct and conduct that lacks.
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"Concurrently, forgiveness is usually considered as a significant virtue - a society in which there is complete lack of forgiveness will be a society that is oppressive, there is a dearth of freedom and would be devoid of the three fundamental ethics of compassion. That is strange; nevertheless, since forgiveness basically needs that justice not be performed. It has to be understood at this point that forgiveness is not an issue of showing sympathy or behaving well, even though these virtues might result in the likelihood of expressing increased forgiveness. Forgiveness even is not equal to empathy or compassion. The thing forgiveness involves is that certain things less than justice is one. In situations where a criminal who has been convicted begs for forgiveness, in that case he is requesting that a lenient penalty be given compared to what is slated for. While a Christian proscribes before God for forgiveness, she is requesting Him for a lesser penalty than He has in store for her."
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Plato and Aristotle, 2007.
An examination and comparison of Plato's 'Republic' and Aristotle's 'Ethics.'
1,477 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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The paper reveals that there are many similarities between the works of Plato and Aristotle, yet there are also differences that are so significant as to render some of their works almost opposites. The paper explains that both men analyzed many aspects of life looking for truth, beauty, the reasons behind life itself and the reason for the universe and its creation. The paper relates that the main difference is that Plato looked at things from a very grand scale while Aristotle examined more minute issues of human nature.
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Introduction
Aristotle
Plato
Conclusion
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"Much can be learned and understood from both Plato and Aristotle, but some of what they discuss is difficult to understand in today's world of technology and fast-paced living. Both of these men looked for the deeper meaning in things, instead of only seeing what is on the surface, like so many people do today. In order to understand either man, it is necessary for one to slow down and really read what they are writing, allowing the messages that they are sending to actually sink in and make sense."
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Good and Happiness in the Works of Plato and Aristotle, 2000.
Compares the philosophers Plato and Aristotle in terms of the concepts of "good" and "happiness".
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This paper addresses how Plato and Aristotle, although from similar traditions, differed in their perceptions of happiness. The comparison is done by addressing Aristotle?s ?Nicomachean Ethics? and Plato?s ?The Republic?.
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Plato and Aristotle, 2005.
An analysis and comparison of some of the writings of Plato and Aristotle.
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This report looks at and compares some of the writings of Plato and Aristotle concerning the subject of the struggle between liberty and authority. The report concludes that Aristotle seems to favor authority while Plato tends to favor liberty above all. The report also examines some arguments from each of these philosophers and analyzes direct texts in an effort to answer questions about how these thinkers felt about liberty and authority.
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"In Aristotle's works, the support of authority over liberty becomes clear from a number of angles. This is not to say that the philosopher discounted liberty as an important concept, but rather is to say that Aristotle saw the authority of the state as ultimate, and designed to protect humanity from the liberty of those who would do harm to the greater good. "Every state is a community of some kind, and every community is established with a view of some good... but if all communities aim at some good, the state or political community, which is the highest of all, and which embraces all the rest, aims at good in a greater degree than any other, and of the highest good" (Aristotle).
This shows and reflects on how Aristotle thought of the state as being the highest sort of community, and in the converse realtionship the liberty of the individual is comparatively unimportant, unless this liberty works to serve and protect the state, rather than challenge it or attempt to change it. "The state comes into existence for the sake of a good life. And therefore, if the earlier forms of society are natural, so is the state, for it is the end of them, and the nature of a thing is its end. For what each thing is when fully developed, we call its nature, wehther we are speaking of a man, a horse, or a family" (Aristotle).
Therefore, Aristotle saw the state as being the full development of a society in which liberty was important. But this does not mean that Aristotle supported liberty of individuals against the state; it is more like saying he supported liberty, but only if it served the greater good."
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Plato, Aristotle & The Value of Art, 2001.
This essay is a comparison study of the works and views of Plato and Aristotle specifically pertaining to art.
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This essay is a comparison study of the works and views of Plato and Aristotle. The author explains that one of the basic ideas that these two great minds disagreed on was the value of art and of poetry, especially the merits of the Greek tragedy. Aristotle believed that art in all of its forms was a beneficial and necessary outlet for the expression of man's innermost feelings and fears. On the other hand, Plato condemned art and poetry. This paper examines the different ways in which these two great minds interpreted the arts and their purpose allows for a greater understanding of the workings of these two great minds and the two great channels of philosophical thought which they produced.
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"Three and a half centuries before the birth of Christ, an ancient Athenian known as Plato expressed this negative view of the value of poetry and the arts in an essay he called The Republic. To the occupants of ancient Greece, drama and tragedy were considered part of the poetic arts, and to Plato, the most revered and respected of ancient Grecian philosophers, poetry and art misrepresent heroes, encouraged moral weakness and went against the principles of his notion of the ideal polis, or state. In The Republic, Plato condemns not only the value of poetry, but also the value of art in general. This condemnation was eventually to be refuted in the year 350 BC in an essay entitled The Poetics, an essay written by Plato's philosophical prot?g?, Aristotle."
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"Values" in the Works of Plato, Aristotle and Nietzsche, 2006.
An evaluation about how the word 'value' is used in Plato/Socrates, Aristotle and Nietzsche texts.
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This essay discusses the similarities and differences of three philosophers and their values. It focuses on the values of Plato/Socrates, Aristotle and Nietzsche. The essay elaborates on the values of wisdom and discusses the difference between being a 'friend of' and a 'friend to'. It discusses the values of friendship and discusses the purity that can exist in befriending someone. Lastly, it discusses valuation and how you need a friend that can also be your enemy.
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"The value of wisdom, the value of friendship and revaluation all have one word in common, value. In this essay I will show how 'value' is a common theme between Plato/Socrates, Aristotle and Nietzsche as well as friendship playing a major role in valuation. There exist many differences in the work of these philosophers as well as many similarities that I will discuss throughout the essay."
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Philosophies of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, 2006.
A comparison and contrast of the philosophies of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.
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This paper discusses, compares and contrasts the philosophies of the three Greek philosophers Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. According to this paper, each believed that one could fulfill one's optimal function as a human being only within the company of others, and therefore as an integral part of human society.
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"Socrates is wise enough to know what he does not know, and to question what others think they know (which infuriates others, thus, as Plato clearly implies, Socrates' predicament of being on trial). In his first speech of the Apology, Socrates recalls a journey he took to the Delphic Oracle, where the Oracle had declared no one wiser than Socrates. Subsequently, Socrates, in questioning poets; politicians; artists, etc., found that "those who had the highest reputation were nearly the most deficient, while those who were thought to be inferior were more knowledgeable" (Jowett, The trial and death of Socrates). Similarly, within the courtroom scenes of the Apology, Socrates' prosecutor Meletus is clearly uninterested in truth, but instead (like many prosecutors of public trials, yesterday and today) in gaining a conviction and pleasing the public. Socrates' accusers are, similarly, less interested in truth than in exacting revenge for Socrates' past pursuit of it, and in rendering Socrates no longer a threat. "
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Plato and Aristotle, 2008.
An examination and comparison of Plato's 'Republic' and Aristotle's 'Ethics'.
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This paper examines two works: Plato's 'Republic' and Aristotle's 'Ethics' and states that there are many similarities between them and yet there are also differences that are so significant as to render some of their works almost opposites. The paper highlights that both of these philosophers analyzed many parts of life looking for truth, beauty, and the reasons behind many different things. The paper also comments that they wrote things that relied upon something else, and the works that they created were more alike than many people realize, even though this is sometimes difficult to see due to the differences in speech and understanding in some of the old Greek texts as compared with modern day.
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"Whether Plato's and Aristotle's arguments really have much to do with one another, or whether it is only coincidence, is a matter for discussion and debate that could go on indefinitely. It does seem, however, that they were speaking of the same basic things throughout these particular writings. The main difference is that Plato was looking at things from a very grand scale, in hopes of understanding the universe and how it works, while Aristotle was examining more minute issues of human nature, in hopes of understanding the same thing. Both men were interesting and wise, and they learned much about life and themselves as they thought about issues and debated things that most people would not concern themselves with."
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Plato and Aristotle, 2002.
A compare/contrast essay on the theories of Plato and Aristotle.
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This essay explains, compares, and contrasts the theories and discussions of Plato and Aristotle regarding the best political association. Quotes from "Politics" and the "Republic" are used to support the author's thesis.
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Plato and Aristotle, 2005.
An analysis of the philosophical theories of ancient Greek philosophers, Plato and Aristotle.
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This paper presents historical background and the philosophical theories of Plato and Aristotle. The paper examines and compares how these ancient Greek masters viewed issues, such as religion, truth, reality, human beings, and existentialism.
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"Although Aristotle believed in the existence of God, his theory about God differs a bit from that of Plato's. In Aristotle's Physics, he theorized that everything is constantly moving and that such movement has no beginning nor end. Thus, there must be an eternal being to "produce the eternal motion" and who is also unmovable. Therefore, God exists as the "Unmoved Mover" (Collinson 24). Aristotle agreed with Plato in that God is eternal, unchanging, and perfect. However, Aristotle added that God is also a person, "since intelligence is the essence of being a person." Aristotle viewed God as one who doesn't produce the motion per se, rather God is one who "does so in the virtue of being the Final Cause of the universe, the ultimate good towards which everything moves" (25)."
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Plato, Aristotle and Democracy, 2008.
This paper compares Plato and Aristotle's ideology of democracy.
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The paper discusses the abstract ideology of democracy that both Plato and Aristotle deem to be a good form of government, but not one that can exist in reality. The paper shows how both philosophers have similar definitions of democracy that provide an ideological, yet impractical form of governing within modern American democratic principles.
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"One governmental aspect of Plato's Republic revolves around ruling for the greater good or "democratic" society in the well-ordered soul. The basis for the well ordered soul for Plato and Socrates is related the central concept of the common or greater good of an ideal society in The Republic. However, the natural order of the soul demands a conception of the 'general welfare' of society, which depicts the idea of the common good, as present in Plato's city. This law of 'suffering' for the just and civil greater good of society is the precept of modern law, but Plato argues that human nature rejects suffering in the 'reality' of governmental procedure (Plato 43)."
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Government by Plato and Aristotle, 2004.
Examines the way both Plato and Aristotle view the perfect government.
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This paper discusses how both Plato and Aristotle attempted to philosophically construct the ideal society and the most suitable form of government. It explains how two of the main areas on which the two philosophers disagree are the importance of private property and the need for a guardian class.
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"Plato?s socialistic views ascribe to the ideal society, one in which justice is ever-present. Private property by definition invites injustice and inequality because it places too much power in the hands of the owners, who may not have righteous discretion. Especially among the working classes, the citizens who are not members of the guardian class, private property is dangerous. The multitudes do not naturally know what is best for them in terms of government; nor can they perceive the most just use of their personal belongings. Women fall into this category by necessity, because they control the means of reproduction. All children being born have the potential to become great men (or women). However, reproduction is a privilege, not a right. If Aristotle agrees that only certain people have the potential to rule justly, properly, and with wisdom, then he must also agree with Plato that reproduction must be controlled strictly."
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