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soul, as imaged by Plato, is made up of the qualities of reason, spirit and desire or appetite (Honderich, et al, 1995). The "reas...

how ones intellect cannot be considered a gender. In other words, intelligence is intelligence regardless of where it is housed. ...

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...

to the outside, the cave becomes a type of conduit, or birth canal which brings him into the life of actual knowledge. What one ca...

change and that personality stays the same. In order to comprehend why this is not the case, and understand the thesis which also ...

to be transcendent elements sent to teach important lessons turns out to be nothing more than images cast from puppets whose shado...

human being from conception to death is encapsulated in a pod. In Platos Cave the only thing that they can see is...

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

from the fact that I realized that I knew nothing. A man of my era named Chaerephon once asked the Oracle at Delphi is there w...

are afraid because ignorant, and perceive the pain and not the benefits; nor do they apprehend that a sick soul is worse than a si...

is no realistic political system, for it takes considerably more than one mans word to impart a true sense of unity. "Thus, for y...

So for Plato, this idea extended into both personal and political ramifications. He reasoned that when an individual was doing th...

In six pages this paper analyzes the contention of Socrates that an 'unexamined life is not worth living' as this view is represen...

is a case for communism at least for the lower classes. The supporting premises for that conclusion have already been noted and ge...

profit than seeking knowledge. The schools headmaster was Socrates, and Strepsiades hopes that Phidippides will be able to apply ...

have merit, they are essentially inapplicable to our contemporary concerns regarding knowledge. In other words, while knowledge m...

In five pages a comparison and contrast of how these philosophers perceived political leadership are made by noting the difference...

In five pages this paper considers the purpose of Socrates' arguments as featured in three of Plato's dialogues. There are no oth...

In ten pages this paper examines the wisdom of Socrates as it is depicted in Plato's Apology. There are no other sources listed....

This paper consists of four pages and evaluates the guilty verdict Socrates received in terms of whether or not it represented the...

In nine pages this paper considers Plato's views regarding the soul's immortality as featured in three of his dialogues. There ar...

In five pages the 2 contradictory views of Socrates that are featured in Plato's Apology are discussed in an analysis of what thes...

another thing: ? young men of the richer classes, who have not much to do, come about me of their own accord; they like to hear th...

In six pages this paper discusses the philosophical distinctions Socrates made between these two concepts as presented in Plato's ...

In three pages this paper discusses Plato's Phaedo in terms of the mechanistic mind model and Socrates' arguments designed against...

In five pages this paper analyzes Plato's Philebus in terms of the writing style and the philosopher's message. There are no othe...

In fifteen pages this paper considers the connection between wisdom, holiness, justice, courage, temperance and virtue as revealed...

In three pages this paper considers how Plato's text reveals virtue to be not a single entity but rather deeply connected to other...

In eight pages this paper analyzes how Plato's methods as they involve truth are considered in an examination of this trio of dial...