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what was passing in the world around them, to the realm of re-presentative intellect. An external phenomenon is thus translated i...
At the beginning of this extended speech, the representative from Corcyra prefaces his narrative of events with an appeal that is ...
aid and had been made a part of the defensive alliance formed by the Athenians. Since Corinth was allied with Sparta, the foundati...
if "what he does is right or wrong, whether he is acting like a good or bad man" ("Apology" 28b)(Plato 32-33). In regards to how ...
different aspects of individual virtue can be seen to be included. Meno offers the suggestion that virtue can be defined as the wi...
interlocutor" which is consistent with the importance he places on self-knowledge as a way to attain good and happiness. Callicles...
it mean for a person to be functioning well-or in this case, to be functioning to his highest capability? Its more than acquiring...
has Socrates presented with various definitions of justice. Socrates is always opposed to any rule or definition that can be appli...
In five pages this paper examines Plato's views on human nature as they are presented in The Republic with the 'Good City,' societ...
front panel." Kozierok (2001) also explains that the term "external drive bay" is a "bit of a misnomer" in that the term ex...
This essay pertains to The Cave by Jose Saramago and presents the interpretation that the author stresses the similarities between...
under the just intention of abating evil and promoting good, 4. whether other means of rectification have been attempted and war ...
philosopher, would aid in curtailing discord while broadening the trust that must exist between peoples. Using the Myth of ...
the many delights of civilization, and thus showing Enkidu this type of pleasure is important (PG). Enkidu himself however sees i...
In nine pages this paper discusses how man's best life can be best pursued, concepts of good and evil, and divine knowledge accord...
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 ten pages this paper refers to the writings of Thucydides, Aristotle, and Plato in a consideration of past and present politica...
for, but for which there were certainly problems. People too easily give up on it. In his work entitled The History of the Pelopon...
still perhaps not arriving at solid answers when his friend tells him he has to leave. Socrates tells him, "Alas! my companion, an...
could well be said that his acceptance of his brothers actions, despite his berating his brother, may have been the most important...
In five pages this paper discusses the effects and involvement of Athens in the ancient Mitylenian debate with Thucydides' texts c...
In six pages this paper discusses how the values of the societies of ancient Greece and Rome are reflected in such works of litera...
This 5 page paper summarizes the major themes of Thucydides' accounts of the Peloponnesian War. The bibliography lists the primary...
In ten pages this paper contrasts and compares the hero's role in Sophocles' Antigone, Thucydides' The History of the Peloponnesia...
This 5 page paper argues that Thucydides' history of the Peloponnesian War states that the reason for the conflict was the politic...
the objectivity he professed" (Lattimore xiii). As this postmodern revisionist view of Thucydides suggests, his historical accurac...
of just what human nature represents in relation to mans actions. It has long been postulated that human nature is bound by defen...
In five pages this paper examines the dialogue between Socrates and Callicles regarding the arguments pertaining to happiness purs...
In six pages good and evil are examined along with Plato's assertion that evil is not knowingly committed by man. There are no ot...
In eleven pages this research paper contrasts and compares Plato's and Confucius's perceptions on the ruling state and society wit...