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This essay focuses on Plato's use of dialogue in his "Apology" and "Crito," and Augustine's use of the monologue in his "Confessio...
adversely influencing the minds of young boys. Augustines autobiographical Confessions ponders the external social threats of sex...
can be found in many church doctrines today (Fisher, 2006). Augustine was a seeker of truth throughout his life (Smitha, 1998). H...
Wisdom, and the Word of God. Therefore, intellectual knowledge is not the result of the gathering of data by the intellect, but a ...
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...
and with that has come an interest in spirituality itself, outside of any religious context. It is this search for a truth that m...
This paper consists of six pages and considers how Manicheism is gradually rejected by St. Augustine in an examination of the fift...
African parents. His mother was Catholic and his father converted to Christianity in his later years. As a boy, Augustine studied ...
to Augustine, this transformative power for human beings is so profound that, once it occurs, the Christian can "love and do whate...
not be found unless it were in ones memory. Chapter XIX tells what it is to remember. In Augustines...
In four pages this paper presents an autobiography of Saint Augustine and also considers his arguments on the existence of God....
of Nature. He has also noted that while the 20th century has involved a great deal of specialization, the 21st century will be a ...
still perhaps not arriving at solid answers when his friend tells him he has to leave. Socrates tells him, "Alas! my companion, an...
as the Socratic dialogue that in many ways can be compared to todays constructivist approach to education in which he "drew forth ...
What was established as the first recognized law came from the fact that revenge played a big role in societys unruliness. As it ...
also wrote that one could live justly only if they lived in a just society (Beck, n.d.). Plato had a number of caveats about a jus...
In 5 pages this paper discusses how Hamlet's characterization was influenced by the philosophies of Saint Augustine of Hippo, Plat...
In five pages the ways in which anthropology is reflected in the philosophical works of Augustine and Plato are examined. Five so...
the individual and a definition of justice. There are three classes for the state to function properly: artisans, who are skilled ...
Clouds by Aristophanes. Reasonably, Socrates points out that the character in the play speaks nonsense and should not be confused...
distance. In some way one can compare this to how humans contemplate form. It is not easy. If one stretches the allegory and sees ...
This essay pertains to The Cave by Jose Saramago and presents the interpretation that the author stresses the similarities between...
The ancient Greek arche concept is compared with Plato's soul concept in an argument that contends Plato's conflict resolution of ...
illustrates his stance which is that people, even if they are lacking, do not have the right to coerce the wealthy. Thus, if someo...
good gifts to their friends and family but often do not have the expenses which would allow them to do so. However, people may use...
debate in terms of wanting a peaceful and inner spiritual life and letting go of his past indiscretions (St. Augustine, Bishop of ...
a certain inclination towards laziness. In discussing his childhood, Augustines theories toward education come out. He adamantly r...
it is interesting to note that the heros first name is the same as both Apuleius himself, as well as the name of the author from w...
In five pages St. Augustine's Confessions is examined in an overview that includes the theologian's views about the natural, physi...
In six pages Dante's 'Divine Comedy,' 'Beowulf,' 'Song of Roland,' and Augustine's 'Confessions' are examined in terms of gaining ...