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reaching true conclusions and therefore may use their knowledge of language and logic to confuse the average person on the issues ...

of Nature. He has also noted that while the 20th century has involved a great deal of specialization, the 21st century will be a ...

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

a familiar kind of Socratic dialogue about justice, just as the Euthyphro is about piety and the Meno is about virtue. The Republi...

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...

or her to make allowances for the various aspects of the book that seem somewhat sensationalized or overblown. It will also serve ...

as a teacher, is to free his students from the cave and metaphorically drag them into the sunlight. The selection from Phaedo reco...

as the Socratic dialogue that in many ways can be compared to todays constructivist approach to education in which he "drew forth ...

a weapon to the hands of a madman is obviously unjust. Taylor (2003) comments on how this refutation of Cephalus position demonstr...

with sickness, or the pilot who helps friends against "the perils of the sea" (Plato Book I). He then inquires into "what sort of ...

between the citizens. Taken together, the guardians are people who are skilled in governing certain areas. However, these two type...

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

In two pages this paper considers Plato's use of tetralogy organization in an overview of Books I and II of The Republic. There a...

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

prisoners were suddenly unshackled and forced to turn around and face the fire. To begin with, he would be blinded by its brillian...

In five pages Kaku's theory of the universe is compared and contrasted with Plato's cave allegory that is featured in Book VII of ...

for an impartial judge; one who would not be swayed by public opinion and "hype" to pre-judge the tyrant. With themselves a...

In order to effectively answer this, they decide on the necessity for an impartial judge who could not be made to choose a biased ...

they have the capacity to attain a happy, or perfect, life. Essential to the perfect polis is the individuals capacity to strive ...

In four pages this paper examines how The Republic presents Plato's views regarding liberty and the perfect state. There are no o...

In six pages the arguments of city vs. state, the individual, and soul and spirit that are raised in Hegel's Introduction to the P...

In five pages the individual is defined as revealed in The Republic by Plato and in Self Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson with the ...

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...

what it is that you "can do," and then doing that for the good of the group - in this case the city. The unification of the virtu...

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...

observes a boatman named Charon who is transporting the souls of the dead across the river. There are "hollow groans, and shrieks...

Kyokai (ClassNK), 1899 * River Register of 1913: Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) * Croatian Register of Shipping (CRS),...

record of communication between Semmes and his superiors. Boykin, in his Preface, also thanks the Alderman library at the Universi...

In eleven pages this research paper contrasts and compares Plato's and Confucius's perceptions on the ruling state and society wit...