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Essays 331 - 360
and with that has come an interest in spirituality itself, outside of any religious context. It is this search for a truth that m...
people must strive for a knowledge that only comes from being true to ones own choice. According to Plato, men and women both hav...
can one know what is beautiful or what is ugly? There must be some sort of shared experience. Plato uses a cave allegory--somethi...
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 ...
higher than those with iron. Plato argued that this deception was necessary in order to maintain a stable society, and we ca...
are the destroyer; and are doing what only a miserable slave would do, running away and turning your back upon the compacts and ag...
the topic of education. He says, "Next, said I, compare our nature in respect of education and its lack to such an experience as t...
cast them as slaves of the elite. This action of stripping an individuals inherent rights as a human being can be nothing other t...
The most important characteristics of Platos concept of human nature revolve around freedom of will and ones existence. People ha...
without knowing that something solid existed humanity would not see or comprehend anything but shadows. When shown that the world ...
"...no man will benefit from his profession unless he is paid as well" (Plato, 2003, p.28). One can easily see that Plato does not...
is great interest. Plato looks at all of these things in his book The Republic. In Book I, justice is discussed and it is deemed ...
of law as it has manifest in the place of which he writes about. There is some action in this work. Yet, what the action is compr...
so that his assets could be pro-created and he could be put to death. Will Socrates did refuse the request, he simply went home ra...
academy the first university of its type, he was able to influence minds of the next generation and proliferate his ideas and meth...
This narrative essay consisting of five pages rewrites the Apology of Plato and features Socrates' arguing to have his life spared...
In six pages this paper examines Socrates concept of love, then compares it with the contemporary interpretation before being inte...
In five pages Plato considers whether or not virtue is a concept that can be taught in Protagoras and Meno. Twelve sources are ci...
In five pages this paper compares the views expressed by these authors regarding women's role and the infinite nature of love. Fi...
In 5 pages the roots of justice are exposed in these respecitve works in which an imaginary dialogue between Moses, Mohammed, and ...
In five pages the theme of love is considered within the context of these authors and their tales. Three sources are cited in the...
understand each of these elements through sensation, he finds himself challenged by the mutability of everything that exists: not...
In five pages this report considers Socrates' belief that an individual's foremost responsibility is to the state. There are no o...
(he disguised himself as a woman and attended rites which only women could witness). Socrates is being held responsible for the i...
pious is to act like him, and not tolerate any ill act. Socrates wants more detail. Euthyphro says that what pleases the gods is ...
In this paper of fifteen pages it is Plato that is accused of treason in this new version of 'Apology' and must defend himself aga...
In ten pages this paper examines the debate on affirmative action from the viewpoint of Platonic philosophy. There are 6 sources ...
he considered to be the most significant reason society is its own opposing force. According to Hobbes, subjects of the omnipoten...