🎓 Weekend Philosophy: Aristotle ( #3)
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Weekend Philosophy Quotes: Aristotle ( #3)
Aristotle
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(384–322 BC)
"The whole is more than the sum of its parts."
"Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity."
"I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self."
"Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit."
Aristotle
was an Greek philosopher and Scientist from Stagira in northern Greece. At the time philosophy (Observation of Nature) and what we call now call science were similar fields of knowledge. The works of this famous man span an incredible amount of knowledge in various fields including: physics, mathematics, biology, zoology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, aesthetics, poetry, theater, music, rhetoric, psychology, linguistics, politics and government. It is safe to say that his scriptures and methodologies were the founding stones of a range of scientific fields to emerge and develop over time. Aristotle was one of Plato's pupils and honored his masters work. Later on however, he established what we now call Empiricism: Conclusions made by Observation and Experimentation; Today this is a fundamental part of scientific research methodology. After the death of Plato, Philip II of Macedon requested him to become the teacher of Alexander the Great . This occupation gave Aristotle access to supplies, literature and equipment for his studies as well as enabling him to publish his own scriptures.Which quote did you like the most?
- Niko ( @cryptonik ) -
i like the 3th one , i think also the hardest
here is another one
"It is easy enough to get angry. But being angry at the right person, to the right extent, at the right time, for the right reason and in the right way, that is not easy."
Love your contributions @thekrimp! That's a good one too!
I like the third quote @cryptonik A lot of the battles we fight........or more correctly, choose to fight (whether they be physical or mental,) are fought because we want to prove a point to ourselves or to our adversaries. So in a real sense we are catering to our own desires to conquer and win rather than the cause itself, even though the cause may be truly worthy and honourable. Self satisfaction is at the core of our humanity and try as we might, we cannot suppress it for any length of time. I agree with Aristotle when he says, “......the hardest victory is over self.” We are so selfish we find it very easy to justify our selfishness and then pat ourselves on the back whilst sililtaneously elevating our selves as heroes.
My favourite quote today was:
We become better people within ourselves, along the upward-spiraling path which is our life. Sometimes the journey is slow, sometimes quicker. Hopefully we get there in the end.
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I like it.
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amazing
This one really jumped out at me. Has a lot of bearing presently.
@cryptonik I enjoyed this quote
"I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self."