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Did Plato Influence St. Augustine

truly understand Gods word: "I ask Thee, my God: pardon my sins, and as Thou didst grant to Thy servant to speak those words, gran...

Plato's Allegory of the Cave: A Metaphysical View

would be literally nothing but the shadows of the images" (Plato, 1969. p. 409). He then likens the philosopher to a prisoner who ...

Happiness and Individuality According to Socrates and Huxley

wish, they have other freedoms that are perhaps not as obvious. Brave New World supports the hedonistic view. That is, Huxley (199...

Personal Knowledge and Plato's "Allegory of the Cave"

of his text The Republic, Plato presents one of Western civilizations most accurate conceptualizations of the tremendous influence...

The Theory of Forms and Parmenides' Change

In a paper of six pages, the writer looks at Plato's theories of Forms. Parmenides' views on change provide a counterpoint. Paper ...

Natural Law Theory Ring of Gyges

This paper discusses different parts of Plato's Republic. There is a discussion of natural law legal theory and legal positivist t...

Plato's "Crito" and "Apology"/Augustine's Confessions

This essay focuses on Plato's use of dialogue in his "Apology" and "Crito," and Augustine's use of the monologue in his "Confessio...

Plato's Gorgias and Phaedrus

This essay pertains to Plato's perception of rhetoric and the role of eros, as indicated by his texts Gorgias and Phaedrus. Five p...

If Ralph Had Provided Better Government Advice, Would Events Have Been Different in Lord of the Flies by William Golding?

This paper examines if Niccolo Machiavelli or Plato would have provided Ralph with better advice on governing the island in this a...

Cinematic Portrayal of Greek Virtue and Philosophers

84). However, Socrates is willing to concede that an individual can desire an evil thing if he mistakenly first evaluates it as go...

Philosophers on Religious Ethics

right or correct, or is there something about that action itself that God recognizes, and for this reason declares the action corr...

Spiritual Journey and Spiritual Growth

to return to the cave because its familiar and comfortable? The answer to all these questions is "yes." (Allegory of the Cave, 2...

Aristotle and Plato on Knowledge

subject of forms. While Plato held a dual realms theory, Aristotle saw form and matter as existing in the same realm. In discussi...

Content and Meaning of Phaedrus by Plato

Lysias topic is love, which in the ancient Greek world referred to the love of a man for another man. Homosexuality was practiced...

Socrates and the Need for Philosophers

this pint he is, in essence, pleading for his life and states, "I dare say that you may feel irritated at being suddenly awakened ...

Plato's The Laws Summarized and Analyzed

than our enemies, but inferior morally" and people must work to make themselves stronger in all respects (Plato, 1970, p. 45). ...

Allegory of the Cave Analogy by Plato

In five pages this paper discusses the symbolism in an analysis of the Allegory of the Cave analogy of Plato. There are no other ...

Personal Morality and Life's Meaning

In nine pages this paper examines the role of personal morality in attaching meaning to life in a comparative analysis of Meno and...

The Republic by Plato and Its Strengths and Weaknesses

draw on the human collective conscious, or the knowledge that exists in the universe, they had a glimpse of it once, and that expl...

Philosophers on Happiness

In five pages the views of Sartre, Hegel, Marx, and Plato on happiness are examined in a comparative analysis of their writings. ...

A Comparison of Plato and Aristotle

be composed of three sections: the deliberative, the executive, and the judicial. We can see why those who drafted the United St...

Objects and Forms in The Republic by Plato

seen, but somewhat obscured by the appearance of shadows. The dialogue commences further with Socrates discussion of the divisi...

Summaries of Plato's Dialogues Phaedo, Crito, Apology, and Euthyphro

pious is to act like him, and not tolerate any ill act. Socrates wants more detail. Euthyphro says that what pleases the gods is ...

Defending Plato's 'Republic' with a New 'Apology'

In this paper of fifteen pages it is Plato that is accused of treason in this new version of 'Apology' and must defend himself aga...

The Old Testiment, the Koran and Plato's Republic on 'Justice'

In 5 pages the roots of justice are exposed in these respecitve works in which an imaginary dialogue between Moses, Mohammed, and ...

'Notion of Truth' According to Wittgenstein and Plato's 'Theory of Forms'

understand each of these elements through sensation, he finds himself challenged by the mutability of everything that exists: not...

Defense of Socrates in Plato's Apology

(he disguised himself as a woman and attended rites which only women could witness). Socrates is being held responsible for the i...

Citizen Duty According to Socrates in Plato's Crito

In five pages this report considers Socrates' belief that an individual's foremost responsibility is to the state. There are no o...

Affirmative Action and Plato's Philosophies

In ten pages this paper examines the debate on affirmative action from the viewpoint of Platonic philosophy. There are 6 sources ...

Marx's and Plato's 'Just' Society

he means that this should apply to the average politician. Certainly, wisdom is seen as including morality. In terms of knowledge ...