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Dialogue Format of Plato

In five pages this report discusses Plato's dialogues in terms of how Socrates regarded his philosophical role and how he was pres...

James Conlon's Commentary on Plato's 'Scala Amoris'

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

Divine Vies of Plato

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 ...

Current American Leadership as Viewed by Plato

In seven pages the cave allegory featured in Plato's Republic is applied to contemporary U.S. political leadership. Four sources ...

Plato's Allegory of the Cave and the Film Men in Black

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

Men's and Women's Education and the Philosophy of Plato

people must strive for a knowledge that only comes from being true to ones own choice. According to Plato, men and women both hav...

Concept of a Spiritual Journey

and with that has come an interest in spirituality itself, outside of any religious context. It is this search for a truth that m...

Knowledge and Philosophy

This paper examines how philosophers David Hume, Plato, and Rene Descartes define knowledge in three pages with the cave allegory ...

Perceptions of Socrates by Plato and Aristophanes

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

'Unexamined Life' Philosophy of Socrates

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

Light, Shadows, and Puppets in Plato's 'Allegory of the Cave'

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

Thematic Similarities in the Writings of Plato, Cicero, and Sophocles

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

Symbolism and Theme of Plato's Allegory of the Cave

attempt to free themselves. What he has realized is that what they had seen all along on the wall of the cave were mere representa...

Value of Piety

Socrates ideas. He states that he will be Euthyphros student in these matters. Of course, it would seem that Socrates is being a b...

Evil Disease of Crime Cured in Gorgias by Plato

are afraid because ignorant, and perceive the pain and not the benefits; nor do they apprehend that a sick soul is worse than a si...

Dramatic Detail and Narrative Structure in The Republic by Plato

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

Human Fulfillment Through Knowledge and Eros

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

The Republic by Plato and Justice According to Socrates

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

Ship of State Metaphor in Book VI of Plato's The Republic

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

Sports and Music in Book III of Plato's The Republic

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

Greek Literature as Reflective of Greek Culture

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...

Republic of Plato and 'the Just City'

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

Meno by Plato and Recollection Theory Relevance

if he has acquired the knowledge he could not have acquired it in this life, unless he has been taught geometry; for he may be mad...

Plato's Works on Socrates' Death and How We Die by Sherwin Nuland

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

Plato's Views on the Ethics of Healthcare

living" (Plato Crito 18-19). II. ABORTION To reach true happiness, Plato believed people must strive for a contentment tha...

True Love in Symposium by Plato

senate dinner, or basically a drinking party after the meal. Though it is certain that Plato took literary license with the dialog...

Book VII of The Republic by Plato and Its 'Allegory of the Cave'

much like ourselves. As this suggests, Socrates means to make it clear that this allegory has relevance to the realities of everyd...

Consequences of Morality in The Republic by Plato

concepts that are far beyond his level of comprehension, only to ultimately be able to process the information. To reach true m...

Poetics vs. Apology, Comparing Plato and Aristotle

Plato's Apology and Aristotle's Poetics are both considered masterpieces of ancient Greek philosophy. This report compares the two...

Critical Analysis of the Meaning of Plato's 'Allegory of the Cave'

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...