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This essay pertains to Plato's perception of rhetoric and the role of eros, as indicated by his texts Gorgias and Phaedrus. Five p...
In five pages this paper analyzes truth in these works in a consideration of the axiological, ontological, and epistemological arg...
In twelve pages Plato's dialogues The Republic, Phaedrus, and Gorgias are examined in an analysis of how the philosopher conceptua...
In six pages this paper examines Plato's Gorgias which describes a philosophical dialogue between the title character and Socrates...
In six pages this paper analyzes the contention of Socrates that an 'unexamined life is not worth living' as this view is represen...
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...
brought against me, and with my earliest accusers, and then with the later ones" (Plato, 1961, 18b). First, Socrates has been acc...
cast them as slaves of the elite. This action of stripping an individuals inherent rights as a human being can be nothing other t...
Naucratis in Egypt there dwell one of the old gods of the country, the god to whom the bird called Ibis is sacred, his own name be...
Platonic love reflects the deepest love possible between two people, in that it does not abide by the notions of restriction, jeal...
interlocutor" which is consistent with the importance he places on self-knowledge as a way to attain good and happiness. Callicles...
who, even for women, is feminine perforce" (Hoff, 1997, p. 215). Indeed, Platos Symposium exemplifies the need for virtue w...
In five pages this paper discusses the philosophies of God as espoused by Socrates and Aristotle in a comparison and contrast of A...
Lysias topic is love, which in the ancient Greek world referred to the love of a man for another man. Homosexuality was practiced...
Aristotles concrete, scientific theories are more relevant than Platos deductive and abstract ideology. Aristotle believed...
the street ... must and will reflect our personal moral standards" (Reavley, 2001). Those moral standards, Reavley implies, must ...
various experiences are provided by Socrates and the others. In some way, the work examines the idea of power. After all, if someo...
In nine pages this paper examines how justice was represented by Plato in such works as The Laws, The Gorgias, and The Republic. ...
form of flattery. Socrates voices such strong opposition to the type of oration he attributes to men like Gorgias because knowl...
In six pages this paper considers Plato's text in its representation of the evil and unhappiness of the 'unjust' according to Socr...
In nine pages this paper considers Plato's views regarding the soul's immortality as featured in three of his dialogues. There ar...
of Nature. He has also noted that while the 20th century has involved a great deal of specialization, the 21st century will be a ...
In seven pages these works are compared in reveal the three ways in which the Christian author of the 20th century may have been i...
In five pages this paper examines the dialogue between Socrates and Callicles regarding the arguments pertaining to happiness purs...
still perhaps not arriving at solid answers when his friend tells him he has to leave. Socrates tells him, "Alas! my companion, an...
as the Socratic dialogue that in many ways can be compared to todays constructivist approach to education in which he "drew forth ...
illustrates his stance which is that people, even if they are lacking, do not have the right to coerce the wealthy. Thus, if someo...
good gifts to their friends and family but often do not have the expenses which would allow them to do so. However, people may use...
This essay pertains to The Cave by Jose Saramago and presents the interpretation that the author stresses the similarities between...
Clouds by Aristophanes. Reasonably, Socrates points out that the character in the play speaks nonsense and should not be confused...