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In seven pages this paper examines Plato's Phaedo and The Republic in terms of how it portrays the philosopher's perspectives on d...

In six pages this paper discusses the philosophical distinctions Socrates made between these two concepts as presented in Plato's ...

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

in order to be just. Many are familiar with the tales of Sodom and Gomorrah from the bible. They understand that many cities had ...

then, accompanied by proof, it can therefore be called knowledge. He seems to move in circles a bit with this assertion, in that ...

do good, not evil to their friends (Plato, 2002). As this indicates, Polemarchus works hard to defend his fathers "rule of thumb...

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 the just society quest as philosophically considered by John Stuart Mill in 'On Liberty,' Jean Ja...

would Hobbes be accepted in todays world? Would he fit in at all? These and other questions loom large. Still, each in their own w...

has Socrates presented with various definitions of justice. Socrates is always opposed to any rule or definition that can be appli...

In five pages the way in which Aristotle perceived the golden mean as described in Politics is discussed and also compared with Th...

In seven pages this paper discusses the many components and perspectives on justice utilizing the categorical imperative of Immanu...

In five pages analogy is defined and then related to these two philosophers as they are used in Rousseau's The Social Contract and...

In six pages arguments which dispute Plato's theory of ideas or forms as represented in The Republic are presented. Four sources ...

In five pages this paper examines Plato's views on human nature as they are presented in The Republic with the 'Good City,' societ...

the soul. What the mind or soul once knew is raised to present awareness by a process of recollection aided by the technique of di...

he had dragged him out into the light of the sun" he would be distressed. For Socrates, the world above ground represents the othe...

of quickness and penetration, piercing easily below the clumsy platitudes of Thrasymachus to the real difficulty; he turns out to ...

for which they are talented. Here, it is thought that the rulers who are willing to rule, who go into the cave, who are vocal, are...

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...

how ones intellect cannot be considered a gender. In other words, intelligence is intelligence regardless of where it is housed. ...

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

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...

yet does not lose faith in the just and true" (Plato Jowett Translation Characters). In this we see that Plato appears to be indic...

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...