ESSAY PAPER INSTRUCTION PHIL 1050.001 and 002: Introduction to Philosophy‚ Spring 2014 a. Introduction As a major assignment for this course‚ you are to write an essay paper on a topic relating to the subject matter of the course and drawing on course material. This should be a new paper‚ written by you individually‚ specifically for this class. You have two options to do this assignment. First option: You can write an essay paper in a rather classic style by selecting one of the listed
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Plato vs. Aristotle Plato and Aristotle‚ two philosophers in the 4th century‚ hold polar views on politics and philosophy in general. This fact is very cleverly illustrated by Raphael’s "School of Athens" (1510-11; Stanza della Segnatura‚ Vatican)‚ where Plato is portrayed looking up to the higher forms; and Aristotle is pointing down because he supports the natural sciences. In a discussion of politics‚ the stand point of each philosopher becomes an essential factor. It is not coincidental
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Aristotle VS. Plato Epistemology‚ “theory of knowledge”‚ is the logic of getting to the metaphysics. Ontology‚ “theory of being”‚ is the very distinct part of metaphysics‚ where definitional divisions appear even larger than in metaphysics itself. “Ontos”‚ a Greek word‚ which means “being” and “episteme”‚ is a Greek word‚ which means “knowledge” of the highest‚ most reliable and certain kind. For Plato‚ there exist two worlds: the ever changing material world and the eternal world of Forms
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By Gerard Chretien Plato vs. Aristotle Numerous experts in modern time regard Plato as the first genuine political philosopher and Aristotle as the first political scientist. They were both great thinkers in regards to‚ in part with Socrates‚ being the foundation of the great western philosophers. Plato and Aristotle each had ideas in how to proceed with improving the society in which they were part of during their existence. It is necessary therefore to analyze their different theoretical
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earliest thinkers of our time are Plato‚ and his most famous pupil‚ Aristotle. Soon after Plato’s teachings‚ Aristotle criticized his claims and independently became a thinker on his own. These philosophers viewed metaphysics differently‚ and they approached the idea of reality in two opposing ways. Plato’s Theory of Forms was a concept that was defined in a different way by Aristotle. They both believed in “forms” but approached this idea differently. Plato felt that there are two different levels
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Introduction The study of metaphysics is a broad spectrum of comprehensive ideas that ultimately serve to discover the generalities of human thought. Without Aristotle‚ the concept of metaphysics would cease to exist. Taking this into consideration‚ it is evident that Aristotle plays a major part in the study of metaphysics and how we know it today. Therefore‚ he formulated the basic entities of metaphysics and constructed its foundation through his own philosophies. Also‚ after reviewing material
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Both Plato and Aristotle are extremely famous and credible philosophers who have very different views on this idea of Forms and the concept of knowledge. Plato first introduces this Theory of Forms‚ where he recognizes Forms to be the one source to all of knowledge. He describes and explains this theory in many of his works including Phaedo and the allegory of the cave. Then Aristotle criticizes and challenges this idea in his work‚ Nicomachean Ethics. While both philosophers have extremely persuasive
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Aristotle vs. Plato Excellence is a function which renders excellent the thing of which it is a function is Plato’s definition of virtue. What does this definition really mean though? Plato and Aristotle both had their own unique arguments devoted to the topic at hand‚ and their own ways of describing what virtue really is. Defining virtue may seem to be an easy taste‚ but to truly understand the arguments behind the definition can prove to be very challenging. Before discussing virtue‚ the
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Corresponding Critique Plato and Aristotle’s contributions to literary theory ought to be measure equally against each other as both having provided original methodologies for the critique and education of literature. Plato’s Apology is an example of his proposed ideal form of prose‚ showing Socrates to be speaking from logos (logic) as opposed to the former Greek poet’s employment of catharsis as the prime vessel for literature’s performance. The poetry of his time‚ claims Plato‚ is lacking in reason
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Plato vs. Aristotle Theatre is said to be a performing art that is always changing and whose every performance is unique (Downs 472). While there is a set definition of theatre‚ there hasn’t been a set reason as to why we do theatre‚ and many people such as Aristotle and Plato have come to a disagreement as to what that very nature is. However as a Christian I would have to say that I disagree with the philosophy of Plato and do believe that theatre helps open the mind of the viewers to see the
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