Plato And Aristotle
Our first reading for the week was The Apology by the world renowned Greek philosopher, Plato. Plato writes his account of the speech given by Socrates at the trial in which he is charged with not recognizing the gods recognized by the state, inventing new deities, and corrupting the youth of Athens (Biffle). ... Our second reading was Nicomachean Ethics by another famous Greek philosopher, Aristotle. According to Aristotle the aim of every activity is some kind of good. ... Having determined this Aristotle was concerned with what methods humans go about in order to achieve happiness.