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Essays 151 - 180
youth by by those who wanted to restore democracy to Athens (PG). While Socrates had much faith in people and believed that morali...
the notion of justice. This was essentially defined as doing the right thing. We note that one of the characters in the Republic i...
view is that the appetite for wisdom is the most noble of the possible forces that can drive humanity, and as such, the one which ...
he had dragged him out into the light of the sun" he would be distressed. For Socrates, the world above ground represents the othe...
like Hades and the underworld; Tiresias the blind seer; and other references to death and dying (Plato). They decide they have to...
what was passing in the world around them, to the realm of re-presentative intellect. An external phenomenon is thus translated i...
off than those who remain in the cave. Before delving into an analysis, it pays to explore the allegory as laid out by Plato. Wh...
of his text The Republic, Plato presents one of Western civilizations most accurate conceptualizations of the tremendous influence...
and with that has come an interest in spirituality itself, outside of any religious context. It is this search for a truth that m...
people must strive for a knowledge that only comes from being true to ones own choice. According to Plato, men and women both hav...
Kamath (2007) goes through all the possible outcomes regarding this dilemma. He explains that if the operation goes forth, there a...
In a paper of six pages, the writer looks at Plato's theories of Forms. Parmenides' views on change provide a counterpoint. Paper ...
This paper discusses different parts of Plato's Republic. There is a discussion of natural law legal theory and legal positivist t...
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...
In six pages this paper analyzes the contention of Socrates that an 'unexamined life is not worth living' as this view is represen...
with sickness, or the pilot who helps friends against "the perils of the sea" (Plato Book I). He then inquires into "what sort of ...
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...
In five pages the way in which Aristotle perceived the golden mean as described in Politics is discussed and also compared with Th...
a humans body. It sought to find pleasure and to find sustenance. "These appetites should not be allowed, to enslave the other ele...
of just what human nature represents in relation to mans actions. It has long been postulated that human nature is bound by defen...
profit than seeking knowledge. The schools headmaster was Socrates, and Strepsiades hopes that Phidippides will be able to apply ...
In seven pages this paper discusses the many components and perspectives on justice utilizing the categorical imperative of Immanu...
In five pages this paper examines four of Plato's dialogues in order to provide answers to various questions. There are no other ...
In 5 pages this paper discusses how leadership and education can have implications for the state in a consideration of Plato's fam...
In six pages arguments which dispute Plato's theory of ideas or forms as represented in The Republic are presented. Four sources ...
In eleven pages this paper compares how advertising uses music with Plato's music utilization theory. Eleven sources are cited in...
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 five pages this paper examines the philosophical questions resulting from the dialogue between Meno and Socrates as presented i...