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advent of history. When women were allowed to work in the factories during World War II, it was found that the women were actually...
of Nature. He has also noted that while the 20th century has involved a great deal of specialization, the 21st century will be a ...
a familiar kind of Socratic dialogue about justice, just as the Euthyphro is about piety and the Meno is about virtue. The Republi...
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...
as a teacher, is to free his students from the cave and metaphorically drag them into the sunlight. The selection from Phaedo reco...
as the Socratic dialogue that in many ways can be compared to todays constructivist approach to education in which he "drew forth ...
with sickness, or the pilot who helps friends against "the perils of the sea" (Plato Book I). He then inquires into "what sort of ...
reaching true conclusions and therefore may use their knowledge of language and logic to confuse the average person on the issues ...
between the citizens. Taken together, the guardians are people who are skilled in governing certain areas. However, these two type...
a weapon to the hands of a madman is obviously unjust. Taylor (2003) comments on how this refutation of Cephalus position demonstr...
prisoners were suddenly unshackled and forced to turn around and face the fire. To begin with, he would be blinded by its brillian...
In five pages Kaku's theory of the universe is compared and contrasted with Plato's cave allegory that is featured in Book VII of ...
In six pages this paper discusses the philosophical distinctions Socrates made between these two concepts as presented in Plato's ...
In four pages this paper discusses the contemporary court system and considers Plato's philosophy on leadership as presented in Th...
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 ...
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...
what it is that you "can do," and then doing that for the good of the group - in this case the city. The unification of the virtu...
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...
self-destruction. Socrates proposes many people in the simple city would not be satisfied forever with a simple way of life (Pla...
In five pages this essay contrasts and compares the views on forms held by Plato as critiqued by Aristotle with references made to...
In five pages The Republic by Plato is examined in a consideration of Books I and II in a discussion of Socrates' extended dialogu...
seen, but somewhat obscured by the appearance of shadows. The dialogue commences further with Socrates discussion of the divisi...
In five pages this research paper analyzes the illusion of the shadows viewed by the prisoners in the cave allegory featured in th...
much like ourselves. As this suggests, Socrates means to make it clear that this allegory has relevance to the realities of everyd...
In five pages this paper examines the perspectives on justice expressed by Plato in The Republic and in the Bible's Book of Luke. ...
In 6 pages this paper critically analyzes Socrates argument regarding justice in this text and the use of logical deduction by Pla...
offer a profusion of pleasures... injustice pays better than justice" (364b). Next, Socrates appeared to shift gears and direct t...
"clearness and accuracy" (336d). He elaborates in section 338c that while there are different forms of governments, each one "defi...
is a case for communism at least for the lower classes. The supporting premises for that conclusion have already been noted and ge...