The Good and The Old: Differences Similarities Differences

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Understanding the Self Lesson 1.2.

The Paradigm of the Old

Name: Roniel James E. Gaviola Date: 09/13/2021


Instructor: Leendli Carmel A. Yañez Section: UTS-H5

The Good and the Old


Instructions: Compare and contrast the philosophers and provide an example of
which their concept is applied to our lives. Limit your answers to
four (4) sentences each.

PLATO ARISTOTLE

DIFFERENCES SIMILARITIES DIFFERENCES

 Plato believed that  Both plato and Aristotle based  Aristotle believed that the
the was the their theories on four widely mind connected the soul and
connection within accepted beliefs: Knowledge must body as it the soul itself is
the physical part of be of what is real. The world divided into separate parts
a person that could experienced via the senses is what
 Aristotle is a student of Plato
be used to is real. Knowledge must be of what
but he disagrees the idea of
understand the is fixed and unchanging
concepts contained  They both have the beliefs Plato about the perfect soul and
within the soul about the functions of REASON imperfect body.
concerning the which means that an ability to think
“forms and rationalize actions.
 Plato said that the
best image of
human is a
charioteer which is
the reason, with a
black horse that
means an appetites
and cravings, and a
white horse for
passions.

EPICURUS STOICS

DIFFERENCES SIMILARITIES DIFFERENCES

Caraga State University 1st Semester Academic Year 2020 - 2021


Understanding the Self Lesson 1.2. The Paradigm of the Old

 Reminds about  They both offer ways to  -Stoics view of life.


MODERATION.Believe in avoid pain in life; in by  Believe in living in a
modest life will avoid living very simply and virtuous life and that not
mental and physical pain. having strong everything is under our
 friendships, and in control.
 -focus on what is now Stoicism by fully
 the BODY that ca feel accepting the course of  -Believe that there are
pleasure and pain. nature things that we can
  Both Epicureanism and control and we cannot
 -Too much pursuit of Stoicism were Hellenistic control.
pleasure and too much philosophies that
fear of pain have its centered around how  -Believe that leading a
effect. people should live their virtuous life will create a
 lives. happy life.
 -Behind every struggles
and joy s are stories yet  -Stoics dont believe in
untold. avoiding pain they
believe the opposite for
pain can be a challenges
to be
overcome,everyone can
used this as a learning
experience to make us
stronger in the long run.

Caraga State University 1st Semester Academic Year 2020 - 2021

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