How Did Aristotle Contribute To Logic

Unlike with the catholic church evoking feelings of undeniable truths, a syllogism uses common sense and rationale. Religion is a tricky thing, especially in today’s society, but not many people can deny basic logic and reasoning. She uses a very simple example to demonstrate the denotation of a syllogism. “First Premise: Bill Gates is a human being. Second Premise: All human beings are moral. Conclusion: Bill Gates is moral.” This type of reasoning is commonly used because it is easy to follow and understand. The conclusion that Bill Gates is moral is come to

     With the possible exception of Plato, Aristotle is the most influential philosopher in the history of logical thought. Logic into this century was basically Aristotelian logic. Aristotle dominated the study of the natural sciences until modern times. Aristotle, in some aspect, was the founder of biology; Charles Darwin considered him as the most important contributor to the subject. Aristotle’s Poetic, the first work of literary notice, had a string influence on the theory and practice of modern drama. Aristotle’s great influence is due to the fact that he seemed to offer a system, which although lacked in certain respects, was as a whole matchless in its extent.

In Alexander Sesonke’s review of “Plato’s Apology: Republic 1”, he boasts Socrates appeal to logos writing, “His method in Republic 1 as throughout the early dialogues, is to seek truth via refutation; to elicit opinion and then confront it with a contrary opinion held with equal firmness. It is a method requiring great logical agility whose exercise is based upon the faith that conviction and truth are to be achieved by finding in each respondent the true voice of his true self.” Despite facing the death penalty, Socrates logically defends his way of life and maintains his composure. In a large portion of his speech Socrates used the syllogism to appeal to his audience’s reason. The syllogism was a schematic device that Aristotle invented to analyze and

The Founding Fathers were influenced by both Aristotle’s and Plato’s belief that tyrannical government is the worst kind of government because it is ruled with only the personal interest of the ruler rather than common interest. The founding fathers also agreed with aristotle in that kings are not ideal for governing a society. They decided to fight for their freedom from such a tyrannical government. The founding fathers separated themselves from a tyranncy through inspiration from Plato and Aristotle's writings, a war, and a declaration of independence.

Socrates, in his early works, maintained a steadfast distance from involvement in politics, making a comparison or evaluation of a political system in his persona technically impossible.

The works of Socrates and Machiavelli are as polarized as the phrases “the unexamined life is not worth living” and “the ends justify the means.” The Prince by Machiavelli and The Last Days of Socrates by Plato are both crucial texts to the discussion of what makes a good political leader. Well, what makes a good political leader? Socrates would disagree with Machiavelli’s ideation of the Prince because of the immorality that he allows this model to have in the public sphere. However, Socrates would find that Machiavelli’s Prince would lead to a political system that he would favor, because it would be one ruled by a qualified and expert leader, unlike in a democracy.

Socrates and Niccolo Machiavelli were both incredibly influential in the development of Western philosophical thought, specifically in relation to ethics in politics. Machiavelli’s text The Prince, written during a period of political turmoil in Italy, outlines the necessary steps a prince must take to obtain both power and authority. Plato’s The Last Days of Socrates assesses the moral and ethical guidelines an ideal leader should possess through the beliefs and teachings of Socrates. While both texts had similar objectives, their opinions were quite contradictory. Socrates would have found Machiavelli’s concept of the “Prince”, and the government he creates to be both unethical and fundamentally flawed. Socrates places higher value on the maintenance and creation of justice, while Machiavelli stresses the process of obtaining and preserving power, unethical or not. Due to their differences in their ideas of virtue, knowledge, and justice it can be concluded that Socrates would not be supportive of the government in which The Prince proposes.

The book is split up into three different sections which are offense, defense, and advanced offense. The first section talks about the three basic steps to every argument. The first step is bring up the audiences’ emotions, second, is to change the opinion of the audience, and third, is to get the audience to choose a side. There are also three distinct kinds of arguments that Aristotle had recognized which are forensic, demonstrative, and deliberative argument. Aristotle also developed the three methods of

Aristotle, a famous philosopher, is one of the most renowned Greek scholars, and was an influential force in ancient Greece and in modern society. He was the head of the Macedon royal academy, where he taught Alexander the Great, his most famous pupil. He founded the famous Lyceum in Athens later in his life, which is portrayed in Raphael’s painting “School of Athens.” Aristotle is known for his interest in nature and science, and his emphasis on empirical evidence to prove his points has become the keystone of modern scientific research. As a result, one of the topics he studied is the cause of human difference. He discusses in Book I of his series Politics the nature of the human soul and how different

When I proposed the question, “If the laws of Samford were causing you to go against your own moral standard, would you break them?” I heard a variety of answers from different students. However, one individual talked about how by going to Samford, we acknowledge their laws and therefore are obligated to follow them because we attend this University. He went on to say that we give up certain freedoms when we go into different places because everyone has differing beliefs about how things should work. He continued by saying that if we have a problem with the way Samford is run or what they are making us do then we can leave because it is not our job to tell them how to govern, but to find a place that lines up with how we think a place should

The philosophers Aristotle and Immanuel Kant express the sources of virtuous and dutiful actions in a similar, yet different way. Both philosophers agree that an action has moral worth, when it is preformed for its own sake. However, the difference contains a more significant meaning. Aristotle believes that pleasure can be included when preforming an action; while Kant believes that a duty is preforming the right action without the need of inclinations.

Socrates and Machiavelli are both very influential philosophers and two of the great minds of their time. However, both of these men had their own separate ideas that did not completely agree with one another. Machiavelli was born into a Renaissance time period of fragmented politics, lots of bloodshed, and angry citizens while Socrates grew up in a time of political adjustment and instability in Athens. Machiavelli constructed The Prince as a political pamphlet to his friend Lorenzo de ' Medici on how a prince would successfully rule his land or kingdom most effectively. This guide consisted of ideas that involved cheating and lying to keep people happy and asserting dominance over others. The Greek philosopher Socrates, on the other

Separated by more than 8500 kilometers but only 52 years, two seminal thinkers have shaped the moral philosophy of their respective cultures. While Western ethical theory has been deeply influenced by Plato’s Republic, Eastern ethical theory has been deeply influenced by Confucius’s Analects. David Haberman describes the Republic as ‘one of the most influential books of all time’ (86). And Bryan Van Norden compares (with considerable fervor) the Analects to ‘the combined influence of Jesus and Socrates’ (3).

of the east. The works of Aristotle have left many after him to contemplate his

In Europe logic was first employed by Aristotle, his so called Aristotelian logic was widely used in science and mathematics until the early 19th century. During the Middle and High middle ages people went to great lengths to show that his ideas were compatible with the Cristian faith, by that time logic had become the main focus of philosophers.