Essays 91 - 120
In eight pages this paper examines Socrates' philosophical views on self examination and the importance of motivation within the i...
a weapon to the hands of a madman is obviously unjust. Taylor (2003) comments on how this refutation of Cephalus position demonstr...
much that it has immeasurably been altered. Who was Socrates and why was he so influential? Socrates was a Greek philosopher who ...
with sickness, or the pilot who helps friends against "the perils of the sea" (Plato Book I). He then inquires into "what sort of ...
(4e). Intrigued by this conclusion, Socrates implores Euthyphro to share with him his definition of piety, distinguishing betwee...
this pint he is, in essence, pleading for his life and states, "I dare say that you may feel irritated at being suddenly awakened ...
Socrates frequently alluded was the basis for his debates with Gorgias, contending that the degree of abstraction pursued by thoug...
charges of impiety and corruption of youth by by those who wanted to restore democracy to Athens ("Socrates," 2003). While this ph...
leg only" (Plato). If this were true, if there were only one process in regards to life-death, then everything would ultimately co...
the end of the Gita, Arjuna says "The delusion is gone...by your grace I have recovered my wits. Here I stand with no more doubts....
In six pages this paper examines the Greek concept of eros or love as it is portrayed in these works by Plato and Hippolytus with ...
In five pages this paper discusses how Socrates' principles are presented in Plato's Protagoras and then provides a comparison wit...
only a satire of society and politics, it is also an example of ones examination of his life. Although this work is a satire, it ...
In five pages this paper examines The Republic by Plato in a consideration of Glaucon and Socrates' dialogue and how the Gyges myt...
In six pages Socrates' life is considered in this overview. Four sources are cited in the bibliography....
In five pages Confucian concepts of 'man of humanity' and 'rule of propriety' are considered with the incorporation of Socrates' p...
In a paper consisting of three pages Socrates' philosophy that men should always act justly is in stark contrast to Machiavelli's ...
In five pages this paper examines Socrates' dialogue with Thrasymachus and considers his concept of justice as described in Plato'...
In five pages The Republic by Plato is examined in a consideration of Books I and II in a discussion of Socrates' extended dialogu...
This narrative essay consisting of five pages rewrites the Apology of Plato and features Socrates' arguing to have his life spared...
form of flattery. Socrates voices such strong opposition to the type of oration he attributes to men like Gorgias because knowl...
In three pages this paper discusses Plato's Phaedo in terms of the mechanistic mind model and Socrates' arguments designed against...
as its model. Things are intellectually and emotionally captured by the understanding, not by the senses. The "Forms" of Things ...
In three pages this paper discusses how the Athenians made class distinctions in a consideration of Socrates' noble myth depicted ...
means. The function of justice is to improve human nature, which is inherently constructive. Therefore, at a minimum, justice i...
of life, Socrates contends that reason is as well. Socrates considers the difference between those things that can be understood ...
In eight pages this paper examines the contemporary government relevance of Socrates' views as portrayed in The Republic by Plato....
In five pages this paper discusses Socrates' argument fallacies as they are portrayed in Crito by Plato. There are no other sourc...
In five pages this paper evaluates Socrates' perspectives on what life means. Two sources are cited in the bibliography....
In five pages this report considers Socrates' belief that an individual's foremost responsibility is to the state. There are no o...