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Plato vs Aristotle Plato and Aristotle were two of the most influential individuals who contributed their ideas of rhetoric to the world. Plato created a school in Athens, Greece called the Academy and his most famed student was Aristotle. However, their views and beliefs differ on complete opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to rhetoric. Their views on ethics, knowledge, and virtues contradict one another and become complete opposites of the other. So how could these two men have such…

in the world of philosophy are the differences between Aristotle’s and Plato’s view on reality. Other than that they both view the soul as the the life force of a person, they couldn’t be more different. The major difference between the two is that Plato is a more rationalist and spiritual approach whilst Aristotle is more empirical and material. This causes many rationalists and empiricists to critique the other and so both their theories end up having critics and supporters. In general,…

The Apologies of Plato and Xenophon have many differing aspects that greatly impact their retellings of Socrates’ trial. In particular, the two interpretations of Socrates’ daimon alter the two works in many ways. Not only does it change Socrates’ defense itself it also changes how Socrates views death. Therefore, the most important difference between the Apologies of Plato and Xenophon is in how the two works view Socrates’ daimon. In Plato the daimon is viewed as a voice which “…ἀεὶ…

Plato: As I mentioned earlier, I do not think democracy is a good form of government, and neither is tyranny. Rousseau: Least favorable would be a democratic government. Plato, is the only reason why you think democracy is a bad form of government because of the death of Socrates? Plato: No, there is more to my disliking. It is a type of government where people seek to please their unnecessary appetites. Besides monarchies and aristocracies, all other types of government are not virtuous, and…

Homer, Plato, and Cicero were three ancient writers. They each had disagreeing ideas about the afterlife. These three explained their ideas of the afterlife through literature. Homer expressed his ideas through The Odyssey. Plato expressed his ideas through Socrates’ Apology. Cicero explained his ideas of the afterlife though “On Friendship.” These ideas are both similar and different. The Odyssey is a narrative written by Homer. In this narrative, Homer references the afterlife and…

want friendships. The basic ideas we have of friendship are based on the ideas that have been implemented by philosophers like Plato and Aristotle. However, some of these same ideas have been misinterpreted into modern culture. Even the ideas Plato and Aristotle discussed were not fulling practiced in truth. This essay will discuss the idea of friendship according to both Plato and Aristotle focusing on friendships impact on the Psyche, discussing the similarities and differences between the two…

Plato vs Aristotle: Justice Plato and Aristotle are two of the most remembered philosophers of all time. Being master and student, the two have had interesting propinquity yet gradually they came to disagreements amongst their viewpoints. Plato concluded that the highest reality was the forms, or ideas, while Aristotle refuted such concepts, claiming the physical world to be the most real. Rooted in different philosophical origins, the two began to build vast networks of ideals, often having…

this gave people a different approach on how to live life. This philosophy was also known as the Renaissance Culture Movement that gave life back to the Roman and Greek thought. Some philosophers well known through this period of time are Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. Humanism impacted their way of thinking and each one had a unique impact and outcome to this new philosophy. Also, humanism gives the human the ability…

Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, and Aquinas each have their different views about the way our world was constructed and what is truly real, however, some of the concepts and ideas are reflected throughout one another's belief system. Plato believed in a theory he called Platonic Dualism which is the idea of resistance between spirit and matter, spirit being the higher, purer principle and matter being the lower and imperfect form of being, capable of change and corruption. He believed our world is…

perfection of the citizens. Plato and Aristotle, two great philosophers, sought to describe ethics with relation to politics reaching both similar and different conclusions. The following paper discusses the relationship between ethics and politics as per the philosophies of Plato/ Socrates and Aristotle by making a comparison of the two.…