Why not trust Aristotle, “Quality is not an act. It is a habit.”

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Aristotle 384—322 , Greek philosopher, b. Stagira. He is sometimes called the Stagirite. Aristotle’s father, Nicomachus, was a noted physician. Aristotle studied (367—347 ) under Plato at the Academy and there wrote many dialogues that were praised for their eloquence. Only fragments of these dialogues are extant. He tutored (342—c.339 ) Alexander the Great at […]

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All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire

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Aristotle was appointed as the head of the royal academy of Macedon. During that time he gave lessons not only to Alexander, but also to two other future kings: Ptolemy and Cassander. In his Politics, Aristotle states that only one thing could justify monarchy, and that was if the virtue of the king and his […]

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire

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Aristotle was appointed as the head of the royal academy of Macedon. During that time he gave lessons not only to Alexander, but also to two other future kings: Ptolemy and Cassander. In his Politics, Aristotle states that only one thing could justify monarchy, and that was if the virtue of the king and his […]