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In eight pages this paper examines the contemporary government relevance of Socrates' views as portrayed in The Republic by Plato....
of Nature. He has also noted that while the 20th century has involved a great deal of specialization, the 21st century will be a ...
a familiar kind of Socratic dialogue about justice, just as the Euthyphro is about piety and the Meno is about virtue. The Republi...
as a teacher, is to free his students from the cave and metaphorically drag them into the sunlight. The selection from Phaedo reco...
In five pages the way in which Aristotle perceived the golden mean as described in Politics is discussed and also compared with Th...
In five pages this paper compares modern science's concept of reality with Plato's Theory of Forms and how they relate to understa...
as the Socratic dialogue that in many ways can be compared to todays constructivist approach to education in which he "drew forth ...
at once managed for himself to become one of the envoys to the king ; upon arrival, having seduced his wife, with her help, he lai...
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...
In four pages this paper discusses equality in terms of opportunity, economics, government, and politics as considered in The Repu...
In five pages this essay contrasts and compares the views on forms held by Plato as critiqued by Aristotle with references made to...
self-destruction. Socrates proposes many people in the simple city would not be satisfied forever with a simple way of life (Pla...
with the name of Chris Matthews because this is the name of the MSNBC television show on which Matthews appears as the host. Howev...
employee believes a child is abused, they must call the authorities. If a child has a fight in school, the latest trend is to file...
(Encarta). The logic of having two leaders or "co-consuls" was based on the idea that having two men in charge would keep either o...
working class. Citing Theodore Zeldin, Sewell states that 1848 is important in French history because it was at this time that t...
like Hades and the underworld; Tiresias the blind seer; and other references to death and dying (Plato). They decide they have to...
fundamental importance in the Republic of the metaphor of descent and its connection to the two great themes of birth and death, a...
the lyrics in modern songs, and in essence, the poets of today are Eminem and Jay Zee and Beyonce. Lyrics to emanate from these ar...
is no realistic political system, for it takes considerably more than one mans word to impart a true sense of unity. "Thus, for y...
a weapon to the hands of a madman is obviously unjust. Taylor (2003) comments on how this refutation of Cephalus position demonstr...
In seven pages the cave allegory featured in Plato's Republic is applied to contemporary U.S. political leadership. Four sources ...
In a type of author/character debate, Plato explores the premises of his theory by having Socrates debate them. Plato theorized ...
in order to be just. Many are familiar with the tales of Sodom and Gomorrah from the bible. They understand that many cities had ...
soul, as imaged by Plato, is made up of the qualities of reason, spirit and desire or appetite (Honderich, et al, 1995). The "reas...
is a case for communism at least for the lower classes. The supporting premises for that conclusion have already been noted and ge...
to be transcendent elements sent to teach important lessons turns out to be nothing more than images cast from puppets whose shado...
with sickness, or the pilot who helps friends against "the perils of the sea" (Plato Book I). He then inquires into "what sort of ...
reaching true conclusions and therefore may use their knowledge of language and logic to confuse the average person on the issues ...
between the citizens. Taken together, the guardians are people who are skilled in governing certain areas. However, these two type...