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Warriors Across Time

granted authority" (Knox, 1990, p. 33). Hector is a man of peace born into a time of war, and therefore forced to fight (Knox, 1...

Pursuing and Improving the Soul According to Socrates

control of the United States and establish a dictatorship. Most women in Gilead are infertile after repeated exposure to pesticide...

Philosophy's Role and Defense of Socrates in Apology by Plato

In two pages this paper examines philosophy's role and human activity purpose as well as Socrates' defense as represented in Apolo...

Sophism and Apology by Plato

In five pages this paper examines Socrates' arguments regarding capital punishment and the sophist foundation that cements them....

Justice and Injustice in The Republic by Plato

means. The function of justice is to improve human nature, which is inherently constructive. Therefore, at a minimum, justice i...

Ethics and Piety According to Socrates

In five pages Socrates' concepts of ethics, piety, and justice are discussed as they are represented in Plato's Crito and Euthyp...

Jury Member Speaks Out on Socrates’ Innocence

brought against me, and with my earliest accusers, and then with the later ones" (Plato, 1961, 18b). First, Socrates has been acc...

Interview/Living through World War II

out. You didnt know what the future might bring, or if they would survive. "Did you get married during the war?" I asked. "No, ...

The Nature of War: The Iliad, Herodotus’ Histories, and Thucydides Peloponnesian War

ultimately started the war, Priam, his father and the king of Troy, and Hector, the other son of Priam. While there are other impo...

The Old Testiment, the Koran and Plato's Republic on 'Justice'

In 5 pages the roots of justice are exposed in these respecitve works in which an imaginary dialogue between Moses, Mohammed, and ...

Strepsiades, Socrates, and The Clouds by Aristophanes

on their own account." The disciple shows Strepsiades a globe used for astronomy and a map used for geometry. Strepsiades see...

Comparing Achilles and Odysseus

Odysseus was renowned for both his brain and his brawn. He was also had bravery, and competence at his skills. Odysseus was an a...

The Republic by Plato and Justice According to Socrates

with sickness, or the pilot who helps friends against "the perils of the sea" (Plato Book I). He then inquires into "what sort of ...

Book 24 of 'The Iliad' by Homer

Achilles grief offends the gods. Hera argues that since Achilles is the son of the a goddess, he deserves more honor than Hector,...

Book XXII of 'The Iliad' Extracts

we see Hector awaiting his battle with Achilles and again there is a strong indication of the emotion which drives and influences ...

Justice Discovered by Socrates in Books Two and Four of The Republic by Plato

offer a profusion of pleasures... injustice pays better than justice" (364b). Next, Socrates appeared to shift gears and direct t...

Homer's 'The Iliad' Summarized

mother, a goddess, to make pleas to Zeus to ensure that Agamemnon will fail in all battles as long as Achilles is not fighting wit...

Compare: Iliad and the Aeneid

that they escaped due to their bravery. Then they both go on to say that there will come a time when they will look back on these ...

Euthyphro by Plato and the Reactions of David Hume and Immanuel Kant

In six pages this paper discusses how Plato's Euthyphro would be received by Hume and Kant in a consideration of family duty, love...

The Persuasiveness of Socrates in Plato's Apology

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...

Achilles and Socrates

ghost, a phantom-true, but no real breath of life" (23.122-23). This minimal survival apparently depends on the appropriate funera...

Summaries of Plato's Dialogues Phaedo, Crito, Apology, and Euthyphro

pious is to act like him, and not tolerate any ill act. Socrates wants more detail. Euthyphro says that what pleases the gods is ...

'Mr. Calvesina Goes Home' Creative Writing Model

In four pages a character study featuring mostly dialogue is the focus of this creative writing model sample....

Virtue and Socrates

This paper consists of five pages and discusses how virtue is exemplified by the Greek philosopher Socrates with 2 Platonic dialog...

Socrates and the Great Dialogues of Plato

Plato demonstrates Socratess reason for remaining imprisoned even though he had opportunity to escape and the Phaedo addresses phi...

Socrates as Seen Through the Eyes of Plato and as Presented in Phaedo, Protagoras, and Meno

In three pages this paper discusses how Socrates can be studied by reading the dialogues of his most famous student. There are no...

5 Dialogues of Plato and Human Nature

It is important for to understand that there exist a great many philosophies by which people live their lives. These philosophies...

The War in Iraq and The Iliad

deliberation," much like Nestor had cautioned "Agamemnon against hasty judgment" (Gore on War). In both cases, despite any heeding...

Virtue and Meno by Plato

In six pages this paper discusses virtue and whether or not it is possible to teach in a consideration of the dialogue between Men...

Socrates and Odysseus

is less important than the conversation which takes place, and since the two individuals are from periods in Greek history several...