How do John Stuart Mill's views on happiness different from Aristotle's?
What are John Stuart Mill's and Aristotle's different views on happiness?
The Great Philosophers
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Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle Matrix
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Historical Development and Relationship between Traditional and Modern Ethics
I need to describe the historical developments of both traditional and modern ethics. What is the connection between the two developments?
Foucault versus Kant
What is similarities and differences between Foucault and Kant?
Explain how the Presocratics challenged the prevailing ideas of their time.
Explain how the Presocratics challenged the prevailing ideas of their time. That is, how did they call into question certain mythological, religious, and anthropomorphic explanations of the world? In your own words, explain how a philosophical explanation differs from these.
Hume and Kant
I've been trying to figure out how to write a essay on Hume's view voluntary action. I'm having a hard time developing how to write an objection and response. The "complex" version of Hume's conception of freedom is this: an action is free, only if it is voluntary and only to the extent that the choice to perform this a
Hume's Enquiry: an argument breakdown of Section VII
In Section VII of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Hume argues that the idea of necessary connection (or power) is without significance. Provide an outline of Hume's arguments in support of this skeptical claim.
Berkeley's 'Principles of Human Knowledge: Argument Overview
Summarize and explain Berkeley's arguments for immaterialism as they are presented in the first four sections of 'The Principles of Human Knowledge.'
Hume's Treatise: A Summary of Section 1
Summarize Hume's arguments for the basic division of mental contents into impressions and ideas, and the causal priority of impressions (Treatise of Human Nature, Section 1).
Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics
Present and explain the main strands of argument from Book 1 of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics.
Locke's argument against innate ideas
I present an overview and structural guideline to book 1 of John Locke's "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding".
Augustine and aquinas
Please help with the following problem: How is Augustine platonic and Aquinas aristotelian? Can someone give me an in-depth way of how each is like Plato and Aristotole.
Plato, Aristotle and Religion:10 Multiple Choice Questions
1) For Plato, a just society is one in which . a) there is a classless, egalitarian society. b) each of the classes reflects the tripartite division of the soul. c) "lovers of wisdom" (philosophers) are the "guardians" and/ or police of society. d) The virtue of the rulers is "moderation". 2) The sun and the Good are ali
Dialectical Theory Explained
Please help with ideas for an essay on this subject for a presentation at school for each concept e.g. about a paragraph each. Thanks!
Comparison of HEGel,Marxs, And Angela Davis
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Compare and contrast philosophers
- Compare and contrast at least three of the philosophers as provided below(their points of view rather than their historical lives) - How would you compare them to each other? In what ways are similar/different? Why do agree and disagree with one more than you do another? - Why are the issues that they have chosen to f
Kant, Hume and Leibniz: Theory of Cause
Assume Leibniz, Kant and Hume were given the following claim: "Every event is determined by a cause according to constant laws". How would each of the three philosophers defend and explain this claim? Make sure to identify how each of their three philosophical systems differ, especially as regards to causation.
False attribution of quote to Jon Stuart Mill's On Liberty
I am writing a paper on J.S. Mill's On Liberty. I cannot locate the following quote anywhere in his text: "Is the encouragement of individuality, and with it the expansion of human happiness, best accomplished by an absolute prohibition against all social interference in the inner sphere of each person's life?" My guess i
John Stuart Mill's views expressed in his book On Liberty and F. Nietzsche - Need feedback and clarification
I need a short (1/2-1 page) response that answers the following questions: What objection would Nietzsche raise to Mill's notion of individuality? Why would he have an objection? This is concerning the views of Mill expressed in his book, On Liberty. Is it because Mill says that wheather an view or belief
Mill's On Liberty- I need a few answers and some feedback
Identify Mill's central problem and trace the steps of the argument he uses to sustain his thesis . How many "steps" are there? Can you please clarify?
Plato, aristotle
My teacher has presented me 7 questions, i need a small paragraph for each question answered: 1. What is the structure of the human soul from from plato, give an example such as temperament, wisdom? 2. Socrates states that nobody does evil voluntarily? 3. Socrates states why wisdom is the highest virtue? 4. plato sta
St. Thomas Aquinas' philosophical ideas.
Describe St. Thomas Aquinas' major contribution to philosophy? Are his ideas relevant today? Why or why not?
Difference between Plato and Aristotle's metaphysical positions
Discuss the differences between Plato and Aristotle's metaphysical views.
St. Thomas Aquinas "Proofs"
Describe the nature and utility of St. Thomas Aquinas' "proofs." Do you feel they hold value today; why or why not?
Plato vs Aristotle
How would you characterize the nature of the debate between Plato and Aristotle in terms of their philosophical worldviews?
Utilitarianism and morality
What does utilitarianism teach us about morals and morality?
Describe at least two similarities and two difference between Plato's philosophers and Nietzsche's Overman
Two important similarities and two important differences between Plato's Philosopher and Nietzsche's Overman. For Plato, the Philosopher is 1. A man of wisdom, pursues knowledge with an insatiable curiosity and distinguishes between knowledge and belief. 2. He is a ruler, different from the ruled or the masses, that is, he
Hegel on women and family
Please explain what Hegel's teaching on women and the family is?
William lycan
Why is the first premise of lycans argument that a computer driven robot could be constructed that has the same moral status as human beings debatable? what is lycans defense of it?
Aristotle's ideas about Ethics
What does Aristotle have to say about Ethics? How does his views about ethics and morality relate to his ideas about happiness, virtues, vices, etc.?