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Women as Viewed by Plato

society exist without democracy? Many theorists today would think not, and while many enlightened individuals could argue that mer...

Plato and Sophocles

very powerful and just individual, putting aside the fact she was a woman. While this speaks of men, and fighting for justice, one...

American and Greek Democracies - A Comparison

In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at American and Greek democracies. The Republic of Plato is also presented in summary-f...

The Republic by Plato and Its Strengths and Weaknesses

draw on the human collective conscious, or the knowledge that exists in the universe, they had a glimpse of it once, and that expl...

Socrates and Machiavelli on Leadership

character of the leader nor of his ability to lead. The book is essentially about how a leader can be at his best. While it is tru...

Comparative Politics Concepts

black and white just what the situation is. Of course, there are numerous indicators, one of which is the Gross Domestic Product o...

Justice as it Respects Hobbes and Plato

that was determined by human will, in that people choose whether or not to keep their promises (Hobbes, 1982). Those that keep th...

Utopian Literature's Similarities and Differences

be attacked as while many analysts will agree that Plato clearly states this in The Republic, his other works suggest other ideas....

Dictatorship, Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy According to Plato

is not clear how the lower classes are expected to live (1993). It is also noted that while Plato makes a case for communism for ...

Totalitarianism and Plato

In fifteen pages this report considers a review of literature in a discussion of whether or not Plato founded totalitarianism in h...

Utopian Education and The Republic by Plato

In four pages this paper examines the educational ideal of Utopia Plato presented in The Republic. There are no other sources lis...

Philosopher King, Utopia, and The Republic by Plato

In nine pages this paper examines the social utopia presided over by a philosopher king as described by Plato in The Republic. Th...

Objects and Forms in The Republic by Plato

seen, but somewhat obscured by the appearance of shadows. The dialogue commences further with Socrates discussion of the divisi...

'Noble Myth' or 'Myth of Metals' in The Republic by Plato

In three pages this paper discusses how the Athenians made class distinctions in a consideration of Socrates' noble myth depicted ...

Justice and Injustice in The Republic by Plato

means. The function of justice is to improve human nature, which is inherently constructive. Therefore, at a minimum, justice i...

Prisoners, Shadows, and the Allegory of the Cave in The Republic by Plato

In five pages this research paper analyzes the illusion of the shadows viewed by the prisoners in the cave allegory featured in th...

Training Dion II of Syracuse to be a Philosopher King in The Republic by Plato

In twenty pages this paper discusses the failed efforts of Plato to sufficiently train Dionysus the Younger to become a philosophe...

Axiological, Ontological, and Epistemological Arguments Featured in The Republic by Plato

In ten pages this paper discusses how knowledge is considered via three types of philosophical arguments in The Republic by Plato....

Justice According to Plato

In nine pages this paper examines how justice was represented by Plato in such works as The Laws, The Gorgias, and The Republic. ...

Thomas Hobbes and Plato on Government and Politics

In ten pages the political theory and government structural views of Thomas Hobbes and Plato are compared and contrasted as they a...

Thomas Hobbes and Plato II

In six pages this paper contrasts and compares the philosophical views of Hobbes and Plato regarding the state and democracy as re...

'The Noble Lie' or 'Myths of the Metals' in The Republic by Plato

In five pages this paper examines The Republic in terms of what meaning Plato attached to the 'myths of the metals' and considers ...

Ho Chi Minh, the United States, and the Vietnam War

In nine pages this paper discusses the politics of Southeast Asia, Ho Chi Minh's Democratic Republic of Vietnam, and the US involv...

Conditions in Iran Under the Shah and the Ayatollah Khomeini

In eight pages the conditions that existed in Iran during the time of the Shah and after his overthrow when the Ayatollah establis...

The Republic by Plato, Morality and Logic

In five pages The Republic by Plato is examined in a consideration of Books I and II in a discussion of Socrates' extended dialogu...

Comparative Analysis of the Third French Republic and Germany's Weimar Republic

a great deal of support for the republic. The anti republican conservative German National Peoples Party and German Peoples Party ...

Women's Status and the Views of Plato

In ten pages The Republic is examined in a consideration of how Plato regarded women's status and the issue of equality. There ar...

'Allegory of the Cave' and the Persuasive Rhetoric of Plato

In six pages this report discusses how Plato uses rhetoric persuasively in his 'Allegory of the Cave' featured in The Republic. T...

Art Criticism of Plato

In five pages this paper examines art as it was critiqued by Plato in The Republic. There are no other sources cited....

Political Structures, Conformity, and Individuality

Conformity was the rule of the republic, certainly not the exception. Plato was not at all concerned with the problems of the ind...