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off than those who remain in the cave. Before delving into an analysis, it pays to explore the allegory as laid out by Plato. Wh...
if he has acquired the knowledge he could not have acquired it in this life, unless he has been taught geometry; for he may be mad...
like knowledge itself, is secure. Indeed, according to Plato correct opinion is a guide to knowledge. To be correct, opinions th...
thought that the Theory of Forms was useless when it came to explaining the material world "because the connection between the two...
she proved to me as I proved to him that, by my own showing, Love was neither fair nor good. " Here, the idea that love is powerfu...
can one know what is beautiful or what is ugly? There must be some sort of shared experience. Plato uses a cave allegory--somethi...
people must strive for a knowledge that only comes from being true to ones own choice. According to Plato, men and women both hav...
what was passing in the world around them, to the realm of re-presentative intellect. An external phenomenon is thus translated i...
In a type of author/character debate, Plato explores the premises of his theory by having Socrates debate them. Plato theorized ...
In seven pages the cave allegory featured in Plato's Republic is applied to contemporary U.S. political leadership. Four sources ...
This paper examines how philosophers David Hume, Plato, and Rene Descartes define knowledge in three pages with the cave allegory ...
soul, as imaged by Plato, is made up of the qualities of reason, spirit and desire or appetite (Honderich, et al, 1995). The "reas...
in order to be just. Many are familiar with the tales of Sodom and Gomorrah from the bible. They understand that many cities had ...
In five pages this paper examines Socrates' dialogue with Thrasymachus and considers his concept of justice as described in Plato'...
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 seven pages this essay contrasts morality as depicted in Plato's Apology and Sophocles' Antigone. Two sources are cited in t...
In a paper consisting of three pages Socrates' philosophy that men should always act justly is in stark contrast to Machiavelli's ...
In six pages this paper compares contemporary religious views with Plato's philosophical concepts with God's existence, morality, ...
In six pages this paper examines Plato's Gorgias which describes a philosophical dialogue between the title character and Socrates...
only a satire of society and politics, it is also an example of ones examination of his life. Although this work is a satire, it ...
In five pages this paper examines Plato's views on human nature as they are presented in The Republic with the 'Good City,' societ...
In five pages this paper discusses how Socrates' principles are presented in Plato's Protagoras and then provides a comparison wit...
role of rhetoric within the political arena. Therefore, "Rhetoric is the expressed genre of the second grammatical person" (545)....
Plato's Euthyphro is employed in this paper consisting of eight pages in order to explore the roots of godly piety and this tutori...
should also make note of how "King Rat" calls attention to the limits of administration and the influence of the political realm w...
In five pages this paper examines political rule in a consideration of knowledge, wisdom, and morality in Plato's The Republic. T...
In two pages this paper considers Plato's use of tetralogy organization in an overview of Books I and II of The Republic. There a...
In a paper consisting of three pages it is contemplated what Russell's reaction to Plato's efforts to account for nature of realit...
In five pages this paper examines youth and adult education according to Plato's philosophy. Three sources are listed in the bibl...