own minds. Things like justice or moral virtues do not exist in this world in a proper form. In Crito & Meno we can clearly see these ideas. The essential argument in Crito is ‘The Many vs. The One’. Socrates says “We should’t care all that much about what the populace will say of
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be the best person that he could be‚ by achieving moral perfection. His plan was made up of 13 different virtues; temperance‚ silence‚ order‚ resolution‚ frugality‚ industry‚ sincerity‚ justice‚ moderation‚ cleanliness‚ chastity‚ tranquility and humility. These were all things that he tried to live his life by. Franklin would evaluate himself everyday‚ and each week he had a different virtue that he would focus on. When he had wrote about his life‚ a story he told was about a speckled axe.
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changed its approach from men and women were created equal to women were different from men. They argued that they could make their home life into a political virtue‚ using the authority to create a purer‚ more moral “maternal commonwealth.” This caught the attention of the Temperance advocates and middle-class white people. The Temperance advocates believed women having the right to vote would mobilize a large voting bloc on their behalf. The middle-class white people believed that white women would
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restraint‚ his barbarity‚ his lack of a code of conduct‚ his impiety and his dishonorable behavior. Achilles wields great courage and fortitude but he is also is critically deficient in the other (perhaps more important) cornerstones of the epic hero: temperance‚ prudence and a sense of justice or magnanimity. It is the intemperance of the man‚ famously referred to as the “rage of Achilles‚” which is perhaps his tragic flaw‚ a failing which resulted in the unnecessary deaths of untold scores of Greeks and
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Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle’s advice on living an excellent life in college and beyond would focus on the path towards attaining happiness. As the best‚ self-sufficient end and the highest form of good‚ happiness accompanies the acquisition of virtue through action and promotes pure character. Under Aristotle’s terms‚ balance rules the process of obtaining a life of excellence as it curbs extreme behavior and allows each part of the soul to coexist in harmony. In accordance with the ideas presented
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A Time of Change in the Market Revolution 1815 to 1860 was a crucial time for American commerce and urbanization that not only had strong economic influences‚ but also altered social and political perspectives. This time period‚ known as the Market Revolution‚ stemmed largely from the advancement in technology which led to transportation improvements and the building of railroads. Banks also contributed to the growing economy by increasing economic input and providing loans to merchants‚ manufacturers
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1. a) Explain how Plato’s epistemological assumptions shape his metaphysics (Why does he think that there must be Forms? Hint: Plato says (in effect): “Since knowledge is certain‚ therefore the objects of knowledge must be unchanging.”). b) Define Plato’s Forms and present the theory of Forms by explaining the “divided line.” (You can use the visual image‚ but explain it.) Plato was extremely devoted in answering the sophists’ skepticism about reason and morality. To do so‚ he spent more
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Seven Deadly Sins and Seven Cardinal Virtues: The Great Gatsby In the book of Proverbs‚ it is written that there are “six things the Lord hates‚ and the seventh His soul detests.” Those seven deadly sins are: lust‚ gluttony‚ greed‚ laziness‚ anger‚ envy‚ and pride. In contrast to the seven deadly sins‚ there are seven heavenly virtues. These virtues are: purity‚ self-control‚ charity‚ diligence‚ forgiveness‚ kindness‚ and humility. In The Great Gatsby‚ author F. Scott Fitzgerald designs the characters
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People often have thoughts about other people having more enviable achievements than themselves do‚ but even if they think about doing things to change‚ their lack of perseverance still causes a poor outcome next time. Benjamin Franklin is one of the best example of a successful image throughout the history. Although having no eminent family background‚ he had himself work-hard to become a admirable person‚ one of the Founding Fathers of United States. Everyone fairly has 24 hours per day‚ yet he
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with a presentation that introduces the traditional definition of knowledge. Wood then discusses some of the basic issues raised in the study of epistemology and then presents an approach to epistemology that focuses on obtaining the intellectual virtues‚ a point we will elaborate on in the next lesson. Tasks View and take notes of the presentation‚ “What is Knowledge?” * Describe the 3 different ways we use the term know. ACQUAINTANCE‚ A SKILL‚ TRUTH CLAIMS (PROPOSITION KNOWLEDGE- MAKES
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