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(Washington State University, 2004). Plato asserts that our perceptions are essentially "shadows" of real objects. In ot...

This essay pertains to Plato's perception of rhetoric and the role of eros, as indicated by his texts Gorgias and Phaedrus. Five p...

individual to the spiritual and the universe. According to the scala amoris, then, love is that which in its highest and purest se...

of his text The Republic, Plato presents one of Western civilizations most accurate conceptualizations of the tremendous influence...

This essay focuses on Plato's use of dialogue in his "Apology" and "Crito," and Augustine's use of the monologue in his "Confessio...

In a paper of six pages, the writer looks at Plato's theories of Forms. Parmenides' views on change provide a counterpoint. Paper ...

This paper discusses different parts of Plato's Republic. There is a discussion of natural law legal theory and legal positivist t...

This paper examines how philosophers David Hume, Plato, and Rene Descartes define knowledge in three pages with the cave allegory ...

In seven pages the cave allegory featured in Plato's Republic is applied to contemporary U.S. political leadership. Four sources ...

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 ...

In a type of author/character debate, Plato explores the premises of his theory by having Socrates debate them. Plato theorized ...

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...

self and applies a moral message to his way of being in the world. Others may not agree with this moral message, but a man of cha...

n.d.). Plato did talk about God, in Timaeus, Plato said that if God made the world as perfect then the soul must be perfect, also ...

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...

components invented in the 1940s that ultimately paved the way for computer technology - the only people who were capable of opera...

what was passing in the world around them, to the realm of re-presentative intellect. An external phenomenon is thus translated i...

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...

easily see that living in the moment was the only thing that someone in that situation could hope to do, and to turn inward, losin...

with each other. Certainly community sport cannot solve all of societys problems, but it is a proven route to enhancing com...

has necessitated their decline in power. There had also been political instability accompanied by the need for economic reform. ...

In essence, the state is offering to take low-income residents and build homes for them where those with greater financial resourc...

This 4 page paper gives an explanation of Rectifactory Justice as defined by Aristotle. This paper includes examples of the volunt...

spoke of virtue as something equated with wisdom. Yet he also "spoke more expansively of justice, courage, temperance, magnificenc...

it certainly is one in transition. These governments often seek to emulate structures found in "rich" countries, where business a...

the time the child enters elementary school, so about age 6, they may be capable of conventional morality although they could stil...

ability to outreason and outlearn their human counterparts, leaving humanity open to an entirely unknown reality if that is ever t...