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individual to the spiritual and the universe. According to the scala amoris, then, love is that which in its highest and purest se...

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

from the fact that I realized that I knew nothing. A man of my era named Chaerephon once asked the Oracle at Delphi is there w...

to the outside, the cave becomes a type of conduit, or birth canal which brings him into the life of actual knowledge. What one ca...

It seems that at least according to Marxs historical materialism, capitalism is a given. Capitalism is also needed to fund a futur...

of death, as well as the mystery of death. This establishes a foundation from which we can learn, especially considering that Nula...

laissez faire held sway. In short, Smiths thought was that if the market and economy were basically left alone, that theyd functio...

frightening lack of individuality. This is also exemplified in society today. Was he correct? Is the world turning the people into...

n.d.). Plato did talk about God, in Timaeus, Plato said that if God made the world as perfect then the soul must be perfect, also ...

humans cannot readily draw on the human collective conscious, or the knowledge that exists in the universe, they had a glimpse of ...

empowerment and the taking of responsibility. Though it might seem as though these two are at the opposite end of the spectrum, le...

unison (Rosen, 2005). Plato (1996) writes: "Is not the community of pleasure and pain the tie that binds? The sharing, to the grea...

is clear that each of them has some wish in his mind that he cant articulate; instead, like an oracle, he half-grasps what he want...

in order to insure passage to the underworld. The Underworld in this mythology was not a particularly happy place; it was a gloomy...

truly understand Gods word: "I ask Thee, my God: pardon my sins, and as Thou didst grant to Thy servant to speak those words, gran...

battlefield, Arjuna could see many of his kin on the opposing side. Overcome with emotion, he resists engaging in the conflict un...

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

for the student of psychology to develop a well-rounded and complete understanding of the discipline, it is necessary to study bot...

wish, they have other freedoms that are perhaps not as obvious. Brave New World supports the hedonistic view. That is, Huxley (199...

would be literally nothing but the shadows of the images" (Plato, 1969. p. 409). He then likens the philosopher to a prisoner who ...

morality, through exploring how public morality encourages deceit and dishonesty, causes distress and trauma, and ultimately destr...

Kamath (2007) goes through all the possible outcomes regarding this dilemma. He explains that if the operation goes forth, there a...

of his text The Republic, Plato presents one of Western civilizations most accurate conceptualizations of the tremendous influence...

The concept of information warfare is not new, it has been around for centuries, while cyber-terrorism is new. Despite this the tw...

In five pages this paper examines youth and adult education according to Plato's philosophy. Three sources are listed in the bibl...

This essay focuses on Plato's use of dialogue in his "Apology" and "Crito," and Augustine's use of the monologue in his "Confessio...

This essay pertains to Plato's perception of rhetoric and the role of eros, as indicated by his texts Gorgias and Phaedrus. Five p...

as he is "jerked from the heart of civilization and flung into the heart of things primordial" when a known and trusted human sell...

In five pages this report examines 2 questions on happiness in a consideration of Plato's works regarding the relationship between...

In a paper consisting of three pages Socrates' philosophy that men should always act justly is in stark contrast to Machiavelli's ...