Discuss the views of Aristotle and Confucius on ‘virtue’ and in your answer, critically evaluate the similarities and differences between their philosophies. What similarities or relevance do you see between Aristotle’s idea of virtue as a Golden Mean and Plato’s idea of integrating the four cardinal virtues with the three parts of the soul? Analyse at least 4 characters from Antigone of your choice in terms of the different virtues discussed in the philosophies of Aristotle and Confucius. Explain with examples.

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Discuss the views of Aristotle and Confucius on ‘virtue’ and in your answer, critically evaluate the
similarities and differences between their philosophies. What similarities or relevance do you see between
Aristotle’s idea of virtue as a Golden Mean and Plato’s idea of integrating the four cardinal virtues with the
three parts of the soul? Analyse at least 4 characters from Antigone of your choice in terms of the different
virtues discussed in the philosophies of Aristotle and Confucius. Explain with examples.

 

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