Plato and Aristotle A Comparitive Essay

In order to contrast a philosopher’s theory of whether human beings are naturally good with a philosopher who does not, we must examine in depth what each philosopher believes is a good human being. The two philosophers I will be comparing are Plato and Aristotle. Neither philosopher believes all people are born naturally good. Plato believes that some humans are born naturally good whereas Aristotle believes humans are born neutral at best. In due …

…governs the other two. Aristotle believes people are born neutral at best and a person who lives a life towards happiness is a good because happiness is the final end. I do not completely agree with either. I do however agree more with Aristotle, that people are born neutral and learn to be good through teaching and habit. Moreover, I believe people have more influence over whether they strive to be good or bad. Endnotes