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In five pages this paper examines Socrates' arguments regarding capital punishment and the sophist foundation that cements them....
In five pages this paper analyzes truth in these works in a consideration of the axiological, ontological, and epistemological arg...
inseparable from its body, or at any rate that certain parts of it are" (Aristotle "On the Soul" 21). Aristotles view of the soul...
In seven pages this paper presents a comparative analysis of these theorists' philosophies and how each of them would critique the...
as its model. Things are intellectually and emotionally captured by the understanding, not by the senses. The "Forms" of Things ...
of the perceptions of others. It is only the question of whether or not seeming and being are one in the same or whether there is...
In six pages this paper considers the self interest and justice arguments of Thrasymachus and Socrates in The Republic. One sourc...
or so it might seem. But when they return; of course, they are blinded. They may know all and they may have seen all-- but perhaps...
In five pages this argumentative essay employs these philosophical writings in support of the notion that the worst type of govern...
of life, Socrates contends that reason is as well. Socrates considers the difference between those things that can be understood ...
For Socrates, and consequently Plato, the great business of life was conversation. He sought out everyone, and seizing upon some e...
when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." And, for 20th century Catholic theologian Josef Pieper (1904-97), Gods role in...
that can be grasped with the human mind, but not with human senses (Gill, 1996,p. 1). The first part of the Parmenides, Plato has...
soul has two principal parts. The first part of this argument is that nature inevitably follows a cyclical pattern. All vegetatio...
advent of history. When women were allowed to work in the factories during World War II, it was found that the women were actually...
being" (Burnham, 2001). In order for our universe to have taken on the form that it has, it has been necessary, according t...
In seven pages this paper analyzes the views of these philosophers as they relate to the death penalty. Six sources are cited in ...
In ten pages this trio of philosophers and their philosophies are contrasted and compared. Ten sources are cited in the bibliogra...
In 10 pages this paper considers how these philosophers would view the contemporary problem of drug abuse. There are 7 sources ci...
In five pages this paper contrasts and compares how this trio of philosophers perceived the soul and reality in a consideration of...
In five pages this paper discusses the text's featured conversation between Socrates and Euthyphro as it pertains to piety and tru...
about him, without the veil of nicety associated with polite conversation. Platos Gyges discovered the ring during a supern...
(Bosomolny, 2002). He founded the Pythagorean school of philosophy, mathematics and natural sciences. His teachings soon attract...
text in which he is painstakingly honest, demonstrates that his spiritual path was not easy. It is clear from the beginning that t...
Rule, was developed as a handbook for new monks entering his order. There are a number of chapters in the rule, most of which pert...
sense of the word. The name of the dialogue derives from the Greek word "apologia," which literally translated means defense, or a...
the fomentation of rebellion, and to encourage individuals to occupy themselves with private rather than state matters. He saw it ...
Conceptions of Virtue). Furthermore, it was Plato who argued that love was the essential ingredient in the good life because love...
idea that concepts and forms had to begin somewhere. How does one know that they are looking at a pink, or a red, or a blue item? ...
rich this indicates why he sees a democracy as a deviant state as it is argued that the poor will be the dominant influence on the...