Essays 331 - 360
In four pages John Stuart Mill's views on why philosophy was 'done' by Socrates are examined in a consideration of the ancient Gre...
assignment to the highest post in the state which could be obtained by a commoner such as himself (Owen, 1997). In...
always employs the dialogue not only as a didactic device, but as a technique for the actual discovery of opinions amongst men, th...
is often called the father of Western philosophy, reinforces a legal system that survives to this day in the United States, and in...
In eight pages this paper examines these 3 primary Greek philosophers in a contrast and comparison of their similarities and diffe...
This research report looks at how knowledge is acquired according to these two theorists. A great deal of information is contained...
In ten pages this trio of philosophers and their philosophies are contrasted and compared. Ten sources are cited in the bibliogra...
In 5 pages this paper examines the reactions to public school prayer by this trio of social philosophers and what advice each woul...
after a lifetime devoted to the pursuit of truth and virtue, Socrates, at age 70, was put on trial in Athens and charged with dish...
of the United States. Without the philosophies of those that lived in the centuries prior to the U.S. Declaration of Independence...
pleas, Socrates will not hear of any escape plans. He points out that, even though the sentence was unjust, it was perfectly legal...
would have meant he was born in 469 B.C. (Taylor 4). According to Socrates trial indictment, he was born in Alopeke, which was lo...
In five pages this paper examines a hypothetical contemporary dialogue between these 3 philosophers on how daily life features vir...
In eight pages the philosophies of these great ancient Greek thinkers on these topics are examined with terms including peitho, ag...
being proper, of conforming to contemporary uses and customs. These rules extend to practically every aspect of our lives. There...
inquiring and trying to discover what is good is the best kind of life, the only life worth living" (Frost, 1962, 84). As this de...
an imaginary podium, and is steadily building volume when Socrates interrupts.) Socrates: Oh, I see. Then the nude statuary that s...
character of the leader nor of his ability to lead. The book is essentially about how a leader can be at his best. While it is tru...
persons subconscious thoughts. Dreams harbor the repression of ones unconscious personality characteristics, a theory many ...
consternation. Firstly, Socrates cares not how pious Euthyphro has been, explaining how the number of pious acts has absolutely n...
do not justify the means. It is what a person does-his actual acts-that is most relevant. For example, in Crito, Socrates argues t...
as horses - he points out - teach each other how to be the species of animal they are hardwired to be, which is in direct oppositi...
(Saxonhouse, 1998). This is something thought not to lead to violence, but rather to a profound gentleness (Saxonhouse, 1998). In ...
is, the Victorian era, it becomes clear that Louise Mallard is a normal woman who loves her husband and will grieve for him, but w...
that she does not want to see him to go his death "not owning up to the part" that he played in death of his victim (Prejean 179)....
which "comprises a stunning class-conscious critique of Christian hypocrisy and the Churchs complicity with the rich" (Padilla 150...
his death sentence. Albom describes the way in which ALS steals its victims bodies, little by little. The nerves are impaired, u...
even death. Rather than comply, Hermia elopes with Lysander, fleeing into the woods. Shakespeare emphasizes the enormous consequen...
the morality, or immorality, of his actions. He does, of course seem to realize that much of what he lost, long ago, was lost when...
state. In this scene he envisions his brother telling his sons about how he had adventures and became a very rich man, a successfu...