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Evil Disease of Crime Cured in Gorgias by Plato

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...

Dramatic Detail and Narrative Structure in The Republic by Plato

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

Noble Enchaining the Soul as a Philosophical Proposition

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

Ship of State Metaphor in Book VI of Plato's The Republic

reaching true conclusions and therefore may use their knowledge of language and logic to confuse the average person on the issues ...

Greek Literature as Reflective of Greek Culture

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...

Democracy According to Socrates and Henry David Thoreau

pleas, Socrates will not hear of any escape plans. He points out that, even though the sentence was unjust, it was perfectly legal...

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...

Machiavelli and Socrates and the Notion 'All Men Should Act Justly'

In a paper consisting of three pages Socrates' philosophy that men should always act justly is in stark contrast to Machiavelli's ...

Religion and Socrates

This paper consists of five pages and argues that Socrates was a religious man despite arguments to the contrary and cites evidenc...

Women's Roles in 6 Great Works of Literature

In ten pages this paper examines how women's societal roles are represented in Plato's The Apology, Dante's 'The Inferno,' William...

Plato's Assistance in the Establishment of a New Constitution

In four pages Plato's input is sought in the establishment of a new Dogwood constitution. Three sources are cited in the bibliogr...

Concept of Justice According to Socrates

In five pages this paper examines Socrates' dialogue with Thrasymachus and considers his concept of justice as described in Plato'...

Soul's Role in Plato's The Republic and Phaedo

In ten pages this research paper examines Plato's portrayal of the soul as being imprisoned and how it relates to a harmonious sta...

Human Nature and Ethical Relationships

should also make note of how "King Rat" calls attention to the limits of administration and the influence of the political realm w...

Political Rule and The Republic by Plato

In five pages this paper examines political rule in a consideration of knowledge, wisdom, and morality in Plato's The Republic. T...

First Two Books of The Republic by Plato

In two pages this paper considers Plato's use of tetralogy organization in an overview of Books I and II of The Republic. There a...

Socrates' Observation 'The Unexamined Life is Not Worth Living'

only a satire of society and politics, it is also an example of ones examination of his life. Although this work is a satire, it ...

Contemporary Religion and Plato

In six pages this paper compares contemporary religious views with Plato's philosophical concepts with God's existence, morality, ...

Analyzing Plato's 'Republic'

role of rhetoric within the political arena. Therefore, "Rhetoric is the expressed genre of the second grammatical person" (545)....

Sophocles' Antigone, Plato's Protagoras and Socrates' Principles

In five pages this paper discusses how Socrates' principles are presented in Plato's Protagoras and then provides a comparison wit...

God's Goodness Philosophically Examined

Plato's Euthyphro is employed in this paper consisting of eight pages in order to explore the roots of godly piety and this tutori...

Dialogue Between Gorgias and Socrates

In six pages this paper examines Plato's Gorgias which describes a philosophical dialogue between the title character and Socrates...

Plato and the Path to Happiness

In five pages this report examines 2 questions on happiness in a consideration of Plato's works regarding the relationship between...

Contemporary Courts and Books Six and Seven of Plato's The Republic

In four pages this paper discusses the contemporary court system and considers Plato's philosophy on leadership as presented in Th...

Niccolo Machiavelli and Plato on Political Leadership

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

Literary Self Determination in Women and Sexuality

-- but to deny their husbands sex until the men agree to sign a treaty. It is the women, therefore, who actually end the war. Rea...

Plato and Confucius on the State and Society

In eleven pages this research paper contrasts and compares Plato's and Confucius's perceptions on the ruling state and society wit...

Defiance of Authority in Life and in Literature

In six pages this creative essay examines an event in which a college student had to defend beliefs and this experience is related...

Reality Concept of Contemporary Science and Plato's 'Forms' Theory

In five pages this paper compares modern science's concept of reality with Plato's Theory of Forms and how they relate to understa...

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...