I came across this website about Aristotle, it says "Aristotle had something to say on just about every subject, whether abstract or concrete, and modern philosophy almost always bases every single principle, idea, notion or 'discovery' on a teaching of Aristotle. His principles of ethics were founded on the concept of doing good, , rather than merely being good. A person may be kind, merciful, charitable, etc., but until he proves this by helping others, his goodness means precisely nothing to the world, in which case it means nothing to himself." I believe that what is stated there is true. That Aristotle really always have a say on everything. Oh and he was the one that said that the earth, our world, is circular in shape. And also, I admire him for having to discover infinity. ∞ Hehe. =))
He is a critical thinker, he is a philosopher. And maybe that's why I like him.
For you, what is the greatest idea or belief of your ideal philosopher? Elaborate.
In my own opinion, Aristotle is great because he had courage to stand up for his belief when he contradicted his teacher, Plato and Plato's teacher, Socrates. He discovered 'observational science' and formulated all the rules in logic. And some of his beliefs, ideas and sayings that caught my eye is as follows:
- Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom
- Each man judges well the things he knows.
- Our duty as philosophers requires us to honour truth above our friends.
- You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind the next to honor.
- No happy man can become miserable, for he will never do acts that are hateful and mean.
I'm not going to explain those because they're really self-explanatory, all you have to o is read and analyze, then you'll eventually get it.
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