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Human Virtue in Plato and AristotlebyJohn AlisonIn their philosophies Plato and aristotle each develop a significant account of human virtue. Throughcomparing and contrasting the two formulations, a deeper understanding of the thinkers ideas can provides his account of virtue in two different works, the Protagoras and the Republic. In theProtagoras Plato, through Socrates, argues that virtue is knowledge. The argument begins with thepremise that everyone wants what he or she believes to be good. From this it follows that when a persondoes something wrong or bad it cannot be because they want to do it, knowing it is bad, it must be thatthey want to do it, believing it to be good. What separates the virtuous person from the un-virtuous isnot a desire for what is good, everyone desires what they think to be good, but rather the knowledge ofwhat the good really is.
Human Virtue in Plato and Aristotle by John Alison In their philosophies Plato and Aristotle each develop a significant account of human virtue. Through comparing and contrasting the two formulations, a deeper understanding of the thinkers’ ideas can be had.
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