The Life of Aristotle (384 BCE-322 BCE)

How did Aristotle's early life impact his later teachings and beliefs?

Prodicus (5th Century BCE): life and death

Who was Prodicus (5th Cn BCE) and how did he die?

The main positions in the controversy over Aristotle's notion of nonsubstantial particulars.

Which are the main interpretations of Aristotle's conception of nonsubstantial particulars?

Applying Plato's allegory of the cave into the movie "dead poet's society"

As you saw in the movie, selected groups of students at Welton would gather at an old INdian cave and read poetry, letting the words "drip from their tongues like honey." THe boys are inspired to form their own Dead Poets Society. Here, I assume that shadows on the wall is Welton academy(their reality) Their eyes are opened to girls, acting etc For that reason, some of the characters end up with tragic circumstances:Neil's death, CHarlie Dalton's suspension from school. As PLato's allegory of the cave indicates, growing beyond simple and limited truth can be a painful, even dangerous matter. That's how far I got. Please tell me what I am missing, what I need to add more, and correct if anyt... click for more

Applying Aristotle's poetics to the film Dead poets society

I need to be applying the film Dead Poets Society to Aristotle's Poetics only . I got help from an OTA on this subject twice, but there're parts I am still puzzled. So here it is. - If the tragic hero was Robin Williams, is it his teaching method( making them think for themselves and not what any authority figure tells them) that is the tragic flaw? -Was the story cathartic(emotional purge)? Teacher went over 5 elements: tragedy, catharsis, catastrophe, hubris, tragic flow, but I do not clearly understand them. -In poetics, there is notion of Aristotle that 'tragedy is an imitation of an action, and the action is performed by certain agents, These must be people of certain kind ... click for more