Foundations of Western Thought: Six Major Philosophers. [Selection of Readings]James Gordon Clapp |
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... human deliberation and desire . The second class of knowledge is concerned with human action , most notably in politics and ethics . This he calls practical ( praktikos ) . The third is art ( techne ) and is concerned with the making of ...
... human deliberation and desire . The second class of knowledge is concerned with human action , most notably in politics and ethics . This he calls practical ( praktikos ) . The third is art ( techne ) and is concerned with the making of ...
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... human happiness - provided it be granted a complete span of life , for nothing that belongs to happiness can be incomplete . Such a life as this however will be higher than the human level : not in virtue of his humanity will a man ...
... human happiness - provided it be granted a complete span of life , for nothing that belongs to happiness can be incomplete . Such a life as this however will be higher than the human level : not in virtue of his humanity will a man ...
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... human behavior depends on what is true in reality ; therefore , Plato's ethics is called dianoetic . For Aristotle , what is good in human behavior is what leads to human happiness ; the name for this approach is eudemonian . In both ...
... human behavior depends on what is true in reality ; therefore , Plato's ethics is called dianoetic . For Aristotle , what is good in human behavior is what leads to human happiness ; the name for this approach is eudemonian . In both ...
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absolute action actually admit Agathon Alcibiades Anaxagoras animal appear argument Aristodemus Aristophanes Aristotle attributes body called categorical imperative cause Cebes certainly Cleanthes clearly colour conceive concept concerned consider contrary Crito David Hume definition Descartes desire distinct divine doubt earth Echecrates effect Eryximachus essence eternal exist experience fact faculty false feel formula happiness Hence honour human Hume Hylas ideas imagine impossible intellect intelligible judgment Kant kind knowledge mathematics matter mean merely metaphysics mind moral motion nature never not-being object opinion ousia pain particular perceive perception perfect Phaedo Phaedrus Philonous philosophers Plato pleasure possess possible potentially present principle priori pure reason qualities question rational regard replied scepticism sensation sense sensible things Simmias Socrates sort soul speak species Stranger substance suppose synthetic proposition term Theaetetus thought tion true truth understand universe virtue whole words