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he had dragged him out into the light of the sun" he would be distressed. For Socrates, the world above ground represents the othe...

much like ourselves. As this suggests, Socrates means to make it clear that this allegory has relevance to the realities of everyd...

have merit, they are essentially inapplicable to our contemporary concerns regarding knowledge. In other words, while knowledge m...

philosophical thought begs to differ. In the pre-Plato period, for example, the prevailing belief was that pleasure was immediate ...

at once managed for himself to become one of the envoys to the king ; upon arrival, having seduced his wife, with her help, he lai...

of subjective satisfaction (Seifert, 2003). Moral goodness just is. One looks at a baby or a puppy and thinks that these living th...

change and that personality stays the same. In order to comprehend why this is not the case, and understand the thesis which also ...

yet does not lose faith in the just and true" (Plato Jowett Translation Characters). In this we see that Plato appears to be indic...

would be clearly dependent upon the eye of the beholder. Therefore, the conclusions were not judgments, per se, but were response...

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

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

In eleven pages this research paper contrasts and compares Plato's and Confucius's perceptions on the ruling state and society wit...

In six pages this creative essay examines an event in which a college student had to defend beliefs and this experience is related...

In five pages a comparison and contrast of how these philosophers perceived political leadership are made by noting the difference...

In four pages this paper discusses the contemporary court system and considers Plato's philosophy on leadership as presented in Th...

-- but to deny their husbands sex until the men agree to sign a treaty. It is the women, therefore, who actually end the war. Rea...

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

for the student of psychology to develop a well-rounded and complete understanding of the discipline, it is necessary to study bot...

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

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

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

In seven pages this essay contrasts morality as depicted in Plato's Apology and Sophocles' Antigone. Two sources are cited in t...

In ten pages this research paper examines Plato's portrayal of the soul as being imprisoned and how it relates to a harmonious sta...

In ten pages this paper examines how women's societal roles are represented in Plato's The Apology, Dante's 'The Inferno,' William...

In four pages Plato's input is sought in the establishment of a new Dogwood constitution. Three sources are cited in the bibliogr...

This paper compares and contrasts Machiavelli's The Prince and Plato's Republic. This eight page paper has seven sources listed in...

for an impartial judge; one who would not be swayed by public opinion and "hype" to pre-judge the tyrant. With themselves a...

In order to effectively answer this, they decide on the necessity for an impartial judge who could not be made to choose a biased ...

they have the capacity to attain a happy, or perfect, life. Essential to the perfect polis is the individuals capacity to strive ...

In nine pages this paper examines Plato's polis design as featured in The Republic in an analysis of the significance he places up...