1) In the article “A Philosopher between East and West: Aristotle and the Secret of Secrets” by Michele Campopiano, the main contribution to understanding the Alexander tradition is how it describes the impact that the philosopher Aristotle had on both the Latin west and the Arabic East. The article explains how the Secret of Secrets was translated by different people into different languages which allowed for ideas to be spread between the East and the West. This reflects in the Alexander tradition due to the reason that those texts come from different places, time periods and were translated from a variety of languages. It has not completely changed how I view texts or topics, but it has given me a deeper understanding how texts have evolved …show more content…
“The which fully he might not at fulle declare, for croked age and bodily vanyté. And how be it that he purposed tho science and the secretes of theym in full privé wise, natheles to the wille and asking of so grete a lord neyther he shuld ne durst not gayn seye.” (Secret of Secrets, 127) The Secrete of Secretes describes Aristotle as old, and bent while dedicated to his work of sciences and mysteries. The Alexandries describe Aristotle as “pale and wan, his hair unkempt-nor poorly did his face reflect his zeal…Truly the work of study afflicts the limbs and outer flesh with huger; the inner man receives the nourishment.” (The Alexandreis, 118) This portrays Aristotle as a man dedicated to his work because he is sacrificing his looks in order to gather knowledge to feed his inner being. Also, it describes how Aristotle is old, by describing his hands, bent with age, skin clinging to bone, hair unkempt, which reflects his wisdom. On the other hand, in the Secrets of secrets Aristotle describe how he made it “in his age, when he wax febill in bodily strengthes, and might not bere dayly labours, neyther a-bide and suffer the juparties and perilles of waies, neyther kingly besyneese dayly exercise.” (Secret of Secrets, 131) This illustrates how Aristotle made a book during his old age when he was suffering and his body was not …show more content…
India is significant for the reason that Alexander fought against Poros, the King of India while his troops were wanting to go back home. It is also the place where Alexander’s horse Bucephalus died as well as the place where Alexander talked to the Gymnosophists who spoke with wisdom. India also contained the trees of the Sun and Moon where Alexander received the prophecy that he was going to die before he returned home. The Land of Darkness was important because it was the land of God and Alexander is not allowed to tread on that land. Two birds with human faces told Alexander to “turn back, human being; tread the land that is granted you and do not bring trouble upon yourself.” (Alexander Romance, 65) Alexander marched to the Land of Darkness with the advice of the old man to bring mares that have foals because they will bring you back from the Land of Blest. It also contained the fountain of youth that the cook discovers and kept it away from Alexander in order for his prophecy of dying young to be fulfilled. Lastly, Alexandria was significant because it was a city that Alexander has designed by his own hand. He outlined the city in meal, before birds swooped down and ate it up. The interpreters described it meant that “the city that you, King, have ordered to be built will nourish the
Aristotle. Nicomachean Ethics, Translated by Terence Irwin. Second Edition. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. 1999.
Alexander the Great, son of Philip of Macedon took the throne at nineteen years of age in 336BCE and with this single event the Hellenic culture abounded. Philip did not want Alexander to be a course and boorish Macedonian so he gave Alexander a tutor, Aristotle. Between Philip and Aristotle, Alexander was raised in the Hellenic culture. The Hellenic culture’s aim was to...
As I read Aristotle’s book "Nicomachean ethics," I analyzed and comprehend his thoughts on all ten books. I came to realization that Aristotle thoughts throughout the book are difficult to express and clearly comprehend. But though it was difficult to breakdown, I could clearly see that it was written to determine what a human being is as a whole.
Alexander was a smart man and there was one main person to thank for that, his father. Philip II, knowing that someday his son would be a powerful figure arranged for none other than Aristotle to be Alexander’s tutor. Alexander grew to love his tutor almost as much as his father. Alexander’s favorite book was the Iliad by Homer, it was a story about some of the things he hoped to do when he got older, such as fight in wars. As a youth Alexander also enjoyed hunting and martial arts. Alexander feared that by the time he became king there would be nothing left for him to conquer.
The Shadow of the Galilean by Gerd Theissen is a fictional narrative about a Jewish merchant, Andreas, searching for information about a group of people known as Essenes, John the Baptist, and Jesus of Nazareth. While traveling through Jerusalem Andreas was imprisoned by the Romans thinking he was a part of a demonstration against Polite when his mission was to find Jesus. Andreas writes, “I never met Jesus on my travels through Galilee. I just found traces of him everywhere: anecdotes and stories, traditions and rumors. But everything that I heard of him fits together.
Due to Aristotle believing that he is this non flaw having individual, a person who is so highly above everyone else; only because he is so well educated, does he attempt to intercept the coming destiny. He lacks the part of humanity that everyone else seems to have, the ability to accept passion. Seen within Alexander it proves to be a flaw that Aristotle tries with...
Alexander the great is known as one of the most ruthless and greatest leaders the world has ever seen. In less than ten years, Alexander conquered cities from Greece all the way to modern day India. Not only did he defeat and conquer cities throughout the known world, but Alexander would also leave his mark spreading and influencing Greek society wherever he went. His leadership and conquests united the East and the West as a whole like no one up to that point had done before. His impact on culture and society when meshing his Greek background with his conquered cities became something truly unique. In 323 B.C. when Alexander passed away, he not only left behind a vast thriving empire, but also a legacy that would be remembered throughout history.
I enjoy the way you write. It is clear, concise, and you remain aligned within your thesis. I think you do a great job running the king through Frye’s different archetypes. However, in that section you clump Aristotle in the middle of your Frye explanation. I would keep the Aristotle info in the essay because it is relevant. However, I think it would flow better if you introduced Aristotle in the beginning of your Frye section. Explain how Frye is walking in his footsteps. Also, later in the essay you introduce catharsis, but do not give a good explanation.
Plutarch’s Life of Alexander speaks of Alexander’s father telling him “my son, seek thee out a kingdom equal to thyself; Macedonia has not room for thee” (Plutarch, 6.1). Aristotle tutored Alexander where he encouraged his ambition, and taught him that bravery in a man was an admirable quality. Alexander’s birth was associated with great signs; Plutarch writes “Alexander was born the sixth of Hecatombeon … the same day that the temple of Diana was burnt while its mistress was absent, assisting at the birth of Alexander” (Plutarch, Lives).
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The subject which the question focuses on is the view of Aristotle’s ideal state. The distinction between hierarchy and equality is at the heart of the understanding of Aristotle’s ideal state. He claims that an ideal state ought to be arranged to maximise the happiness of its citizens. So happiness together with political action is the telos of human life. This end can be reached by living a better ethical life. However, he endorses hierarchy over equality. On one hand we have the equality which benefits everyone; on the other hand we have the distinction of classes meant in terms of diversities and differences where the middle one appears to be the means through which the state is balanced. Furthermore what is clear for Aristotle is that there is a notion of natural inequality which can be evidently seen with the argument of slavery by nature and the role of women in society. Thence, in this paper I argue that Aristotle’s ideal state is a place of hierarchy rather than equality. This essay will focus on several reasons why we can define Aristotle’s ideal state as a hierarchical structure. These reasons are mainly: the exclusiveness of groups in the society, the division of classes, and the concept of inferiority of slaves and women. To do so, the paper has been divided into four parts, which will show, through direct quotations from the text and then with my personal opinion linked with several arguments and counterarguments, how hierarchy is more relevant in Aristotle’s view of society. The first part analyses the importance in a state of ruling and being ruled in a cyclical way, in opposition to the exclusion of groups from power. The second part focuses on the divisions of classes and their double possible interpretation. The...
Butcher, S.H. The Poetics of Aristotle trans. Pennsylvania State University: The Electronic Classic Series, Copyright 2000-2013. Web. 24 February 2014.
...ence of the cognitive feature of the animal. For Aristotle the body and soul are not two separate elements, but they are of one thing. A body and a soul make a person. If a person has no soul, then that person is dead and it would only be a person by name. A thing that has a soul and is complete must be able to move and change. The soul dies with the body, and without the soul, the person is no more a person, but another inanimate object. One cannot exist without the other. With this concept of one not existing without the other, Aristotle leaves no room for there to be a possibility of immortality. Aristotle’s ideas of the soul and the body really formulate and combine both psychology and biology together, even though today many of his ideas have been proven wrong, for his time, they were very advanced with the research and materials that he was able to come by.
...rts of the soul in order to find the function of human beings which is activity in accordance with reason. It is first in this function that men ought to be virtuous. It is thanks to the same distinction that Aristotle gives the different types of virtues. However while Aristotle dedicates most of his piece to the practical, active aspects of virtue it is necessary to keep in mind the virtues of the life of study which is reintroduced in the chapters 7 and 8 of book X. Thus what appears as a contradiction in these chapters is in fact a reminder and a justification of the honourable and divine aspect of the life of study which is necessary to reach complete happiness.