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FOUNDATIONS OF WORLD HISTORY – GREEK PHILOSOPHY (RATIONALISM)
Contrast Analysis: Plato vs. Aristotle
Aspect
Plato
Aristotle
Route to
understanding
reality
(form vs. substance)
How to determine
right vs. wrong
Views on Women
Goal in Life (how to
attain “the good”)
Question: Who do you think has had the biggest impact on Western culture: Plato or
Aristotle? Why?
In what ways was Aristotle wrong?
In what ways was Plato wrong?