Polis

When a civilization is emerging in the way which it emerges helps to establish its values. Greek Society emerged in two different ways, through Athenian and Spartan mentalities. Through many wars and differing enemies, Athenian culture became more prevalent. However, each brought forth important ideals that defined Greek Society. They are the reason that when reflecting upon Greece we conjure images of philosophers or strong willed warriors. Greek society through individual action and…

work Republic, conducts a systematic questioning of being. As the Republic, itself is an attempt to answer a problem with human behaviour; the notion of justice. To deal with this problem of justice Plato considers what would make an ideal form of polis. Plato argues that philosopher kings/queens should be the rulers, as all philosophers, in some way, want to attain or form the ideal…

Thus, a virtuous person must possess the appropriate disposition that can recognize–as if by instinct–the correct course of action. This skill is not, however, simply innate. Rather, we acquire virtue by the development of good habits, and in turn, habit is developed by the appropriate exercise of reason in past choices. Aristotle’s philosophy not only provided man with a system of reasoning, but also touched upon ethics. In his book of Nichomachean Ethics, he advocated a moral code of conduct…

In Ancient Mesopotamia, the concept of law was governed by what is known as the Law Code of Hammurabi. This code was established by Hammurabi of Babylon, after taking control of most of Mesopotamia circa 1792-1750 BCE. This law can best be described by its main principle of “Lex Talionis”, a legal principle of having the punishment fit the crime. It was believed that prior to its introduction, Babylon suffered from disorder and chaos. Its people were governed by little more than their rulers…

a sanctioning body of open wheel auto racing. The split was due to many conflicts between both the bodies out of which the main conflict is widely believed to be the Indian Polis 500, the most popular racing event owned by Tony George of Indy Racing League. CART allotted some points to drivers taking part in the Indian Polis 500 despite the event being the most prominent one among CART schedule. This triggered the conflict and led to forced market segmentation after which the IRL formed to…

Aristotle states that “Masterly Rule” is ruling by inaction whereas “political rule” is ruling through action (p. 424). Examples would be a master and slave relationship versus that of a member of the polis, one is actively using his wisdom and knowledge to help guide the city in a just and virtuous path whereas the other simply uses force for his own external goods benefit. Aristotle goes on to say that “masterly rule” is the lesser of the two rulers because it has lost all virtue and character…

What resulted was a new attitude toward life and its expectations -- a new world view. In the classical world of the polis, public and private lives were fused. Duty to the city-state was in itself virtuous. But in the Hellenistic world, public and private lives were made separate, and the individual 's only duty was to himself. In art, sculpture, architecture, or philosophy…

Like the old ancient ritual of unity in the ancient Greek polis, people join a group to belong and do things for that group serves the overall goal of that organization. Texas Lutheran College has a variety of clubs and fraternities that its students belong to on campus. Both boys and girls had belonged to these organizations, which celebrated a bond of unity among its members. Students participated in activities associated with a club that improved their traits and talents as well as associate…

ancient philosophy. His new way of doing philosophy and his works have been deeply influential not just for his time, but also for modern years/modern age/contemporaneità. Political ambitions and disillusion toward Athens and the mechanisms of the polis bring Plato to a reflection concerning the world, the human and the living. With his socratic dialogue Republic, Plato reaches the peak of his philosophical research, by providing the LINEEGUIDA to the building of a new reality based on justice…

and Plato were great thinkers far beyond their time in philosophy. However, they had two very different world views on democracy and oligarchy. This led to conflicting views on the tasks and goals of political leaders as well as how dignified the polis was at running a republic by a democracy and or an oligarchy. They posed some very arguments. We will discuss those arguments and how they conflicted and which one had the more convincing argument. Let us describe what democracy and oligarchy…