Aristotle- Thoughts and Philosophies
In 384 BC, Nicomachas and Phaestas experienced the birth of their son, Aristotle, in a small town on the north east coast of the peninsula of Chaldice called Stagira. Descendent of a medical family, Aristotle would pursue studies in physical science, biology, psychology, chemistry, zoology, botany, mechanics, mathematics, and many more. You name it, and Aristotle studied it. He was also interested in the search for knowledge. (Aristotle, Barnes PG. 2). A quote of his states- " the acquisition of wisdom is pleasant; all men feel at home in philosophy and wish to spend time on it, leaving all other things aside." In this quote Aristotle uses the word Philosophy, not as a means of gathering academic knowledge but as a means to search for all knowledge of the academics, soul, and thought. Aristotle believed that happiness of man involved contemplation and intellectual activity. (Aristotle, Barnes p.2) Aristotle felt that to fully be a man, one must imitate the gods, or immortalize themselves. This will free one from the restrictions of mortal thought. According to Aristotle man possesses a natural want for knowledge. Immortalizing oneself aides the desire for knowledge and self-realization. Self-realizat
A very excepted view on when life begins is when the soul enters the body. Aristotle, however, dismissed this theory. For him, the ideal of the soul existing without a body is like a voice existing without a larynx. The body and soul are one. One cannot exist without the other. This is a very important aspect of Aristotle's thought because it dismisses spirituality in part because if everything is physical, then what lies beyond the physical. ( Aristotle, Barnes Pg. 66 ) The body and soul are one, and coexists, acting upon each other. This is difficult for some to grasp, however I refer again to Maslow's theory of hierarchy to explain in modern terms. The first of Moaslows needs are physiological, those that satisfy the physical body such as hunger and thirst. Safety, belongingness recognition, and finally self-actualization follow. The point is the physical aspect of the soul, the body, must first be satisfied, for self-actualization (or self-realization as Aristotle states it). Aristotle, unlike his teacher, Plato, did not believe that the soul could survive the body. I strongly disagree with this; however from this I deduce that Aristotle did not leave a religious life. Appetition seems to be the most important power according to Aristotle. This power consists of " desire, inclination, and wish ". (Aristotle, Barnes Pg 66). Touch is the chief sense, which all animals possess. Through touch both pleasure and pain are experienced. Pleasure causes desire, so anything that experiences pleasure must possess desire.
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