Essays on Aristotle Page 8

In sections 3.9-3.13 of his magnum opus Politics, Aristotle puts forward several arguments for democracy within the larger context of his political theorizing.  Although Aristotle has some reservations about the democratic system and a few of its implications, he assigns democracy a crucial role in achieving the good of the state and the common interest…

Enjoying the freedom of an artist, Fielding in his ‘Tom Jones’ bursts on the literary scene giving thousands of hours for a kind of writing, which is in his own words, “I do not remember to have seen hitherto attempted in our language”. His immediate inspiration was the Spanish Classic, ‘Don Quixote’. However in discussing…

            The end of reason is deliberate and rational action. If an action is deliberate and rational, it must be voluntary. Now, because the means is both rational and deliberate, the virtues associated with the action must be ethical. Here, Aristotle points out that rational action is under the rubric of rational thinking and ethical…

Aristotle’s moral ethics touches the most important issues of the supreme good and the golden mean. Booth of them are equally important for humanity as the represent the extents of human character, their intentions and deeds. Firstly, Aristotle argues that supreme good represents ability of the rational human soul to act in accordance with virtue…

Abstract             Peter Singer has become well known for his protection of animal rights’ equality. On the contrary, Aristotle was viewing animals merely as the source of food and other products, as well as being inferior to men. The work will be aimed at discussing both viewpoints. Criticism of Peter Singer’s Theory of Animal Rights…

An imitation of an idea or a concept is just a copy of its reality. “Mimesis”, which means imitation, was essentially a Greek word that means, “copying” or “imitating”. Both Aristotle and Plato see imitation pretty differently. Plato would simply believe in what existed without trying to explain it, or look for any deeper meaning….