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

possible fat man in that doorway; and again, the possible bald man in that doorway. Are they the same possible men, or two possibl...

Michael is illegitimate, a revelation that he accepts cheerfully-a very strange thing for a Catholic priest to do (Dancing at Lugh...

if he has acquired the knowledge he could not have acquired it in this life, unless he has been taught geometry; for he may be mad...

like knowledge itself, is secure. Indeed, according to Plato correct opinion is a guide to knowledge. To be correct, opinions th...

thought that the Theory of Forms was useless when it came to explaining the material world "because the connection between the two...

she proved to me as I proved to him that, by my own showing, Love was neither fair nor good. " Here, the idea that love is powerfu...

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

noble. Socrates was doing the right thing. Today, as people wrestle with unjust rules and laws, there are some who simply follow ...

the physical in a dramatic and practical way. While Aristotle saw the heart as just a physical organ, he had an idea that seemed t...

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...

that everything he says is truth and thus at this point his analyzing is only supporting that truth. He assumes, or infers...

could be products of society, but never the causes, or it would alter the objectivity of sociology as a science (Hamilton, 1995). ...

knew nothing and was far from wise, he sets upon a course of action to find someone wiser than himself to offer to the Oracle as r...

three characters (a stranger from Athens; Cleinias, from Crete; and Megillus, a Lacedaemonian) are discussing their various types ...

suggest that both love and hate can be taught (Plato). We can further extrapolate from that to conclude that if a nation is in har...

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

has many flaws. There is question as to whether or not the method really gets to the truth at all. In fact, one has to wonder whet...

most part. He was clearly setting himself up as some sort of martyr or individual who would ultimately bring about change to the s...

the preexistence of the soul, and the separate existence of forms work together or not? Thats a lot of questions to tackle, and to...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

In a paper consisting of three pages it is contemplated what Russell's reaction to Plato's efforts to account for nature of realit...

In five pages this paper examines the philosophical questions resulting from the dialogue between Meno and Socrates as presented i...

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

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

In three pages this paper discusses creation's divinity as an important theme of the poem 'The Lamb' by William Blake....