Essays on Aristotle

Dr Tamar Gendler’s lecture on virtue and habit provides an Aristotelian perspective on character formation. The lecture makes a connection between philosophical perspectives on virtues, and the normative and descriptive laws that guide people’s habits. Dr Gendler suggests that character is formed by connecting normative laws with descriptive laws –...

Thesis: Plato and Aristotle had differing political views. Essentially, Plato acknowledges that the ideal government which is set up as well as run by a philosopher king while Aristotle asserts that the population should be able to rule themselves where every man acts best and is able to live happily....

According to Aristotle’s Metaphysics, a being/thing refers to a form, which relates to the structure or pattern of a being or thing, and what makes something an individual thing is the 'matter.' In other words, Aristotle argues that everything in the world (a thing or a being) is a formed...

In ancient Greek philosophy, the two philosophers, Plato and Aristotle are prominent proponents of various philosophical schools of thought. Despite Aristotle being highly influenced by his teacher Plato, the two exhibit immense similarities and differences in their articulation of various issues about politics, morality, philosophy and science among others. Evidently,...

The word philosophy comes from the Greek name Philosophia which factually means “love of wisdom”; it meant the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake and comprised all areas of speculative thought, including the arts, sciences, and religion. Aristotle (384-322 B.CE.) was among the greatest philosopher; Plato was another great...

MAJOR INFLUENCES OF PLATO’S AND ARISTOTLES’S METAPHYSICS ON LATER DEVELOPMENTS IN RELIGION AND THEIR INFLUENCE IN RELIGION TODAY Introduction The word philosophy comes from the Greek name philosophia which factually means “love of wisdom” it means the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake and comprised all areas of speculative thought, including...

Over the years there has not been a consensus by political researchers and philosophers on the idea of Aristotle on politics due to differences such as his belief in the inferiority of women and his acceptance of slavery. However, his views on the relationship between the citizens and that of...

In ancient Greek philosophy, the two philosophers, Plato and Aristotle are prominent proponents of various philosophical schools of thought. Despite Aristotle being highly influenced by his teacher Plato, the two exhibit immense similarities and differences in their articulation of various issues about politics, morality, philosophy and science among others. Evidently,...

Happiness is every man’s desire and as such, human beings are constantly trying to define what happiness is and how it can be achieved. Aristotle and Epicurus are two philosophers who developed theories on happiness and although they both believe that our actions are aimed at achieving happiness, they have...

Various Perspectives on a Good Life There are various perspectives that can be adopted while describing the aspect of good life. Some people claim that having a good life is being successful in life pursuits such as career and having a good family. Others describe good life as having the peace...

1. Aquinas tries to reconcile Christianity with Greek philosophy.  How does he try to do this, and do you believe he is successful?  Why or why not?   Thomas Aquinas has long been recognized or reconciliation Christianity and Greek philosophy. Typically, he is believed to have provided justification...

Oedipus is a play orchestrated by Sophocles, which exemplifies Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero. Aristotle states that a tragic hero is, on the contrary, a respected figure in the society but his destruction is inevitable, "tragedy is an imitation of action of high importance, acted by means of pity...