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most part. He was clearly setting himself up as some sort of martyr or individual who would ultimately bring about change to the s...
the lyrics in modern songs, and in essence, the poets of today are Eminem and Jay Zee and Beyonce. Lyrics to emanate from these ar...
like Hades and the underworld; Tiresias the blind seer; and other references to death and dying (Plato). They decide they have to...
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...
noble. Socrates was doing the right thing. Today, as people wrestle with unjust rules and laws, there are some who simply follow ...
the physical in a dramatic and practical way. While Aristotle saw the heart as just a physical organ, he had an idea that seemed t...
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...
individual to the spiritual and the universe. According to the scala amoris, then, love is that which in its highest and purest se...
a weapon to the hands of a madman is obviously unjust. Taylor (2003) comments on how this refutation of Cephalus position demonstr...
humans cannot readily draw on the human collective conscious, or the knowledge that exists in the universe, they had a glimpse of ...
This paper discusses different parts of Plato's Republic. There is a discussion of natural law legal theory and legal positivist t...
in order to be just. Many are familiar with the tales of Sodom and Gomorrah from the bible. They understand that many cities had ...
and with that has come an interest in spirituality itself, outside of any religious context. It is this search for a truth that m...
can one know what is beautiful or what is ugly? There must be some sort of shared experience. Plato uses a cave allegory--somethi...
what was passing in the world around them, to the realm of re-presentative intellect. An external phenomenon is thus translated i...
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 a paper that consists of eight pages Plato's interpretation of the soul and its parts are explored along with a discussion of t...
In a type of author/character debate, Plato explores the premises of his theory by having Socrates debate them. Plato theorized ...
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 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...
could be products of society, but never the causes, or it would alter the objectivity of sociology as a science (Hamilton, 1995). ...
Plato's Apology is examined in 5 pages in a structural and rhetorical analysis of the philosopher's defense of his teacher Socrate...
In eleven pages this paper compares how advertising uses music with Plato's music utilization theory. Eleven sources are cited in...
In five pages this paper discusses how human standards can be lived up to in a consideration of the Old Testament's unrighteousnes...
In seven pages this paper discusses the many components and perspectives on justice utilizing the categorical imperative of Immanu...
In six pages arguments which dispute Plato's theory of ideas or forms as represented in The Republic are presented. Four sources ...
In five pages analogy is defined and then related to these two philosophers as they are used in Rousseau's The Social Contract and...
The role of critical thinking in American society has taken on greater importance in the 21st century. This paper relates the conc...
In five pages this paper examines four of Plato's dialogues in order to provide answers to various questions. There are no other ...