Works by Aristotle

the field of metaphysics. He was born as an Athenian Greek around 428-348 B.C.E and was the disciple of the great Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle. Plato wrote many books discussing philosophy through dialect and in fact, Plato was the one to record all of Socrates teachings. The works most known today are the Republic and Law. Plato’s most famous work is the Republic in which he discusses many aspects of his view of metaphysics. The Republic discussed many issues of justice and politics.…

The ethical theories of both Aristotle and Epictetus, laid out in their books the Nicomachean Ethics and the Enchiridion, respectively, offer humanity insight into the most effective ways to achieve happiness and to exhibit virtue. Aristotle’s approach to happiness is that it must be looked at as the end to a means not as a means to an end. He feels that happiness should be viewed as the highest good within life. Although Epictetus agrees that happiness is the highest attainable good, he…

In general, Plato and Aristotle are the big players in ancient Greek philosophy, whereas Augustine and Aquinas are often regarded as the big players in medieval philosophy. In this regard, Augustine is generally associated with Plato’s approach to knowledge and Aquinas is generally associated with Aristotle’s approach to knowledge. However, sometimes that perception may turn into a more absolute sense; that is, some people, especially students new to philosophy, may develop an understanding that…

Aristotle and Kant have one major similarity. They both feel that the reasons behind an action are important in determining the moral worth of that action. I will demonstrate the differences between a person of Aristotelian virtue and a person who has Kantian moral worth in the following pages of this paper. I will also argue why Aristotle’s view is correct. The major differences between Aristotle and Kant are how they deem the reasons behind an action to have moral worth. Aristotle feels that…

governments ended badly. Some countries went as far as making it nearly impossible for a tyrant to take control. Aristotle believed that if this tyrannical type of government took over a state, it would be the beginning of the end. This type of rule could and will eventually lead to the end of any society because the people and well-being of the state are getting put second to the tyrant’s. Aristotle was a philosopher…

rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but is a habit.” –Aristotle. In this quote, Aristotle is describing what it takes to be at the top at what you’re doing, similar as to what he did in almost every subject he studied. An attitude similar to the one he portrayed in the quote above is the reason Aristotle is renowned to be the most intelligent individual to ever step foot on our planet. He made groundbreaking discoveries…

November 2017 Essay 2 Set forth and discuss the constituents of eudaimonia. Do you agree with Aristotle’s list and his weighting? Why or why not? Furthermore, do you believe that it is possible for us, now, to achieve eudaimonia? In the Ethics, Aristotle contemplates four primary topics-the definitions of virtues and vices, humanity's unique ability to deliberate and choose, how ethics relates to human action, and the point of human striving. Arguably, his discussion about human striving is…

ideas on moral virtue are the Greek philosopher Aristotle and the Christian deity Jesus Christ. Though these two leaders are famous for their dissertations concerning virtue, their principles differ greatly. In Jesus’ The Sermon on the Mount, he presents his teachings concerning how to be a virtuous individual in a series of values that even the poorest and humblest people can strive for. On the other hand, in his work Nichomachean Ethics, Aristotle declares his…

Virtue ethics is a rather old theory with Chinese origins but is normally associated with the Greeks. Unlike most theories such as consequentialist and deontological where rule, acts, and consequences are most important; virtue ethics mainly emphasize character and being a good or virtuous person. The only rules that are important are the ones that are written by a good person or if they will help a person become virtuous. Virtue ethics asks the questions: How should one live? What is considered…

Another area of debate between John Calvin, Aristotle and Plato is on Epistemology, the study of knowledge. It comes as no surprise that John Calvin’s epistemology is based upon the knowledge of God. Calvin did not use the methods that most philosophers use to speculate on God; Calvin focused his epistemology views from the revelation that God provides in his scripture. Calvin rejects anything outside of the revelation of God through scripture stating, “not to indulge in curiosity, or to…