Aristotle Aristotle was born in 382 BC, in a small town near Athens, Greece. He went to school and studied under the teachings of Plato. He became a great thinker and opened his own school which was a large competition for Plato's school. One of the major philosophies in which Aristotle became known for is his in-depth study of the aspects of good and evil. Aristotle said that a man is not good if he shows a few good acts here and there, but he is good if his whole life is good. He emphasized that since everything in nature has a purpose, then man must have a purpose too. His conclusion is that a person is good if his or her behavior is in accordance with what human nature was designed for. He says that being good should be the function of man. This means that man's end or purpose is what is good, but it is not the chief good, only a step towards it. A man, by being good achieves happine....

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