Category: Aristotle
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Putting Aristotle’s theory of rhetoric and persuasion into practice
In his work “Rhetoric,” Aristotle (384-322 BC) identified a triad of pillars for persuasion and effective speaking. His three pillars (ethos, pathos and logos) refer […]
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Aristotle’s theory of rhetoric and persuasion
In his work “Rhetoric,” Aristotle (384-322 BC) presents the three principles of effective communication and persuasion. He names them “ethos,” “pathos,” and “logos.” “Ethos” refers […]
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Aristotle’s thoughts on the purpose of art and beauty
Aristotle (384-322 BC) devoted his “Poetics” to defining art and beauty, especially in the field of theatre. For Aristotle, art consists of a reality imitation […]
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Aristotle’s thoughts on tragedy and literature
Aristotle (384-322 BC) outlined his thoughts on tragedy in his work “Poetics.” He regarded tragedy as a art form evoking pity and fear, leading the […]
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Aristotle’s philosophy of aesthetics
Aristotle (384-322 BC) presented his theory of aesthetics in his work “Poetics,” which is primarily devoted to literature and theatre. For defining art, Aristotle employed […]
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Education and Aristotle’s theory of virtue and character development
Aristotle (384-322 BC) made a large understatement in his work “Politics” by writing that “education is the best provision for old age.” He should have […]
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Putting Aristotle’s theory of virtue and character development into practice
Various thinkers have tried to put rational systems of virtues and character development into practice. Their attempts have attained success to the extent that they […]
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Opponents to Aristotle’s theory of virtue and character development
The sound principles established by Aristotle (384-322 BC) in the field of ethics were quickly abandoned. His philosophy of virtue and character development gathered a […]
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Aristotle’s theory of virtue and character development
In contrast to thinkers preaching altruism and self-sacrifice, the theory of virtue developed by Aristotle (384-322 BC) aims at the achievement of happiness. Similarly, Aristotle […]
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Modern attacks against Aristotle’s thoughts on human nature
It’s unfortunate that modern philosophers have devoted vast efforts to attacking the self-confident and optimistic views put forward by Aristotle (384-322 BC) on human nature […]
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