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would be clearly dependent upon the eye of the beholder. Therefore, the conclusions were not judgments, per se, but were response...

know what they, themselves, look like. One day, one of the people breaks free from the chains and makes it back to the outside o...

have merit, they are essentially inapplicable to our contemporary concerns regarding knowledge. In other words, while knowledge m...

philosophical thought begs to differ. In the pre-Plato period, for example, the prevailing belief was that pleasure was immediate ...

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...

of subjective satisfaction (Seifert, 2003). Moral goodness just is. One looks at a baby or a puppy and thinks that these living th...

change and that personality stays the same. In order to comprehend why this is not the case, and understand the thesis which also ...

a humans body. It sought to find pleasure and to find sustenance. "These appetites should not be allowed, to enslave the other ele...

profit than seeking knowledge. The schools headmaster was Socrates, and Strepsiades hopes that Phidippides will be able to apply ...

human being from conception to death is encapsulated in a pod. In Platos Cave the only thing that they can see is...

to be transcendent elements sent to teach important lessons turns out to be nothing more than images cast from puppets whose shado...

Although biblical, the story provides a warning in that perhaps a little knowledge can be harmful. Another point of view is that k...

So for Plato, this idea extended into both personal and political ramifications. He reasoned that when an individual was doing th...

In six pages this paper analyzes the contention of Socrates that an 'unexamined life is not worth living' as this view is represen...

and these may be utilized by any company executive, and certainly these may be helpful. Clear and concise communication seems to b...

than our enemies, but inferior morally" and people must work to make themselves stronger in all respects (Plato, 1970, p. 45). ...

the affirmative to that and other questions. Later on Socrates will ask: "And, in your opinion, do those who think that they will ...

that leads Socrates to the conclusion that he will not be exiled from his beloved home, but would rather die a martyr for his beli...

This narrative essay consisting of five pages rewrites the Apology of Plato and features Socrates' arguing to have his life spared...

wiser (21a). This news confused Socrates greatly as he realized that he was not particularly wise. He, therefore, set out to find ...

Platonic love reflects the deepest love possible between two people, in that it does not abide by the notions of restriction, jeal...

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...

are the destroyer; and are doing what only a miserable slave would do, running away and turning your back upon the compacts and ag...

higher than those with iron. Plato argued that this deception was necessary in order to maintain a stable society, and we ca...

the topic of education. He says, "Next, said I, compare our nature in respect of education and its lack to such an experience as t...

In five pages this paper compares the views expressed by these authors regarding women's role and the infinite nature of love. Fi...

pious is to act like him, and not tolerate any ill act. Socrates wants more detail. Euthyphro says that what pleases the gods is ...

In this paper of fifteen pages it is Plato that is accused of treason in this new version of 'Apology' and must defend himself aga...

In 5 pages the roots of justice are exposed in these respecitve works in which an imaginary dialogue between Moses, Mohammed, and ...

(he disguised himself as a woman and attended rites which only women could witness). Socrates is being held responsible for the i...