Final Essay Both Kant and Aristotle discuss their own interpretations of what morality is and what it looks like. They have very different ways of looking at what it means to act morally and what needs to be done to achieve morality and how happiness factors in to morality however. Aristotle believes that the end goal of morality is happiness. Happiness is the “final end” to all moral actions, it is the thing all humans are striving for even subconsciously. It is the final end because all actions
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Philosophy allows people to study the nature of people’s beliefs. Throughout history people’s beliefs have differed. At one time people may believe one idea and decades later people may completely disagree with that idea. Not even the ideas of the law are exempt from this occurrence. Since the spoken word, hundreds of philosophers have defined law in different ways. Seeing law in different ways people can come to different conclusions about specific cases. The Fugitive Slave Law was a controversial
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In Plato’s “Euthyphro,” Socrates questions a man outside of the courthouse who is turning his father in for illegal activity. Socrates asks him a series of questions that tests Euthyphro’s understanding actions, but moreover Socrates attempts to discover the true meaning of piety, or justice, from what Euthyphro tells him. The line of questioning never really concludes satisfactorily, as Euthyphro excuses himself before Socrates finishes. To many people in this time, this questioning would not only
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Traditionalist or progressive? Maybe he’s just pragmatic. Pericles has pride in his state, one rooted in the creation of Athens as a great power in the Mediterranean world. The type of patriotism, which comes from an appreciation of the contributions of forefathers to the creation of a state, often seems to be associated with a traditionalist view, one harking back to the great triumphs of generations past. In searching for ways to repeat the actions of ancestors it is possible to overlook new possibilities
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Knowing they self is something that is accomplished throughout one’s entire life. It is a journey one goes on. Socrates said, “the unexamined life is not worth living” by this he said that people should focus on guiding their own lives and morals. “Know thyself is a very popular term that originally meant “a maxim urging people to keep their particular places within society and to carry out their corresponding duties.” (World Ethics, pg 3). Socrates created his own interpretation of this. He gave
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It is thought-provoking that analyzing Phaedrus by reading the written words of an author who is also analyzing the text is part of what the dialogue and story-line are trying to convey to the reader. At first look the reader might think the intention of the book is to dissect the subject of love. This is demonstrated by the dialogue in the book itself, and seems to speak to the point that Socrates is trying to make. Love is used as the subject of the speeches. The very point of the book itself so
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As it may seem, the amount of problems resulting from fraternities and sororities would make this decision easy and they should all be disbanded, but not every organization should be held responsible for these problems. As I have said, a decision needs to be made by a well-informed public because the opinions that public has currently are mostly negative and biased. The reason so many people have an opinion on Greek organizations is because of how they are presented to the public. Part of solving
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From reading the advice Seneca offers in his letters, I would conclude that Seneca’s ideal lifestyle would include one full of enjoyment. In his letters Seneca stresses that it does not matter whether life is short or long, we all have to die at some point, so why not live life doing things you enjoy. Seneca believes that friendship is extremely important and should be valued. He believes that friendship is a serious matter, and that you should you should think for a long time before allowing a
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Socrates was put on trial for two things. One he was corrupting the mind of the youth and two he was impious. Socrates had many interesting arguments against these claims. Socrates got Meletus to say that everyone improves the youth, all the citizens of Athens. Socrates disproves this claim by saying that, it takes a particular person to improve something else. Socrates uses and example with horses, saying that horse trainers are very specialized people and have a positive influence on horse, where
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In comparison, Socrates and Rousseau share similar educational ideas. They firmly hold that every child is born with an ability to learn and explore. However, they are also born into a society which may corrupt them where ignorance is exhibited. Socrates introduced the educational idea of midwifery; it is to both of their understanding that children who leave the cave of ignorance is to be appreciated. To Socrates, the cave is a metaphor for the society that is blinded by ignorance and therefore
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