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The Use of the Analogy of Art in Aristotle’s “Physics” and The Study of “Nature”
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This is a 5 page paper discussing the analogy of art in Aristotle’s “Physics” and the study of nature. Aristotle uses art as an analogy to differentiate between natural things and those which are a result of causes. Natural things such as animals, plants and elements exist “by nature” and have the capability of moving, growing and altering themselves whereas other things, such as artifacts, can only be changed by something or someone else moving or changing them; in other words external causes. By using art and the artist as an analogy to explain this better, Aristotle provides a simple example for the logic of the argument. In order for objects of art to be complete, they must undergo four causes which consist of the “material cause” (the materials needed to make a thing); the “formal cause” which is essentially the pattern needed for the thing and is planned by the artist; the “efficient cause” which is the force responsible for bringing the thing together (the artist constructing the piece); and the “final cause” considered the end or purpose of the piece. While artifacts require all of these elements to exist, things which exist “by nature”, the matter is there all along and does not require causes to exist. Aristotle could have tried to explain this concept without the use of art and the artist as an analogy (and he also provides building a house as a useful visual construction for the causes) but the use of this analogy proves to be highly successful in clarifying his principle of nature. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TJArart1.rtf

THE USE, DEVELOPMENT AND DEFINITION OF ETHICS
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This 5 page paper gives the definition for ethics and contrasts it with the definition for morals. The application of each is exampled. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MBethicsmor.rtf

The Views of Aristotle and Descartes
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This 3 page paper examines the positions of each of these philosophers in respect to the concepts of absolutism and finitude. Each of the concepts are explored in a general sense and examples are provided. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA342AaD.rtf

The Views of Golding and Hobbes on the Nature of Man
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This 5 page paper examines Golding's Lord of the Flies and an excerpt from one of Hobbes' well known works to discuss issues pertinent to morality. Quotes are included. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA407NoM.rtf

The Views of Machiavelli and Plato Compared
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This 5 page paper compares and contrasts the ideas of Machiavelli and Plato as it respects the highest type of human being. Original works of these two philosophers are used and several quotes are included. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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The Works of Descartes
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A 6 page paper which examines and discusses the works of Descartes. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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The Works of Robert C. Solomon
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8 pages. Robert C. Solomon, author of more than twenty books, is professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. His works range from business ethics to philosophy, but it is easy to see that philosophy is the true heart of the man. In reviewing his writings and critical reviews of his works, the reader can find that the man, Robert C. Solomon, is himself a philosopher of the written word. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Theoretical Orientation: Enhances Or Blinds One's Way Of Looking At The World?
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3 pages in length. To look upon the world through the myopic perspective of theoretical orientation is to live life inside a narrow tunnel of understanding without benefit of accepting any other possibilities. The extent to which theoretical orientation - a wholly stringent approach to viewing the world based upon scientifically tangible proof - defines man's existence to encompass only what is incontestably verifiable is both grand and far-reaching; that humanity is structured so as to accept things as both perceived and incontrovertible speaks to the way in which theoretical orientation serves to blind one from all other possibilities. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCTheorOri.rtf

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