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An Ethical Argument on the Abortion Issue

that school. He points out that the insight that Aristotle provides in "On the Soul" and "On the Generation of Animals" serves as...

Socrates' Dichotomies and Plato's Apology

In five pages the 2 contradictory views of Socrates that are featured in Plato's Apology are discussed in an analysis of what thes...

Soul Theory of Plato Featured in The Republic, Phaedrus, and Crito

In nine pages this paper considers Plato's views regarding the soul's immortality as featured in three of his dialogues. There ar...

Liberty in The Republic by Plato

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

Love According to Aristophanes and Socrates in Symposium by Plato

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares Plato's ideas regarding love with the views of Socrates and Aristophanes as expres...

Aristotle on Inanimate Objects and Living Things

In five pages this paper examines Aristotle's perspectives life in a consideration of his concepts of living things and inanimate ...

Contemporary Religion and Plato

In six pages this paper compares contemporary religious views with Plato's philosophical concepts with God's existence, morality, ...

Human Nature as Perceived by Plato

In five pages this paper examines Plato's views on human nature as they are presented in The Republic with the 'Good City,' societ...

Rhetoric Perspectives of Aristotle and Richard Weaver

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares past and present rhetoric perspectives of Aristotle's pathos, logos, and ethos and...

Virtue and Vice According to Aristotle

code will represent, and who is to say that all cultures and all communities must follow it? Clearly, defining ethics is to defin...

Adam Smith and Aristotle on Social Relations and Economics

as acceptable. If the issue in question happens to be acceptable to two-thirds of the population (upper class elitists), it is hi...

Aristotle's Legal Defense of a Guilty Man

and then define the perfect solution to problems that might arise. Aristotle claimed that: "I have gained this from philosophy: I ...

Democracy According to Socrates and Henry David Thoreau

pleas, Socrates will not hear of any escape plans. He points out that, even though the sentence was unjust, it was perfectly legal...

Leadership and the Forms Theory of Plato

In ten pages this paper examines Plato's views on leadership and human nature as they manifest themselves in his Theory of Forms. ...

Justice According to Thucydides and Plato

has Socrates presented with various definitions of justice. Socrates is always opposed to any rule or definition that can be appli...

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...

Philosophy and the Relationship Between the Body and the Mind

of that century, the French philosopher, Nicolas Malebranche (1638-1715) developed his metaphysical theories known as "occasionali...

The King as Seen by Aristotle and Aquinas

The duties of a king to his subjects and their duties to him were viewed somewhat differently by St. Thomas Aquinas and Aristotle....

Aristotle's Perspectives on Genetic Engineering's Ethics

In four pages Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics are applied to an examination of genetic engineering. Two sources are cited in the b...

Comparing Confucius' and Aristotle's Perspectives on Virtue

spoke of virtue as something equated with wisdom. Yet he also "spoke more expansively of justice, courage, temperance, magnificenc...

Comparative Analysis of Aristotle and Plato's Philosophies

that there is just one objective right way of doing things and on the other hand, there are many truths, is an enormous difference...

Epicurean Concepts of 'Ataraxia' and Aristotelian Concepts of 'Human Good,' 'The Best Good,' and 'Function Argument'

positive reinforcement, for the happiest people are also those who are feeling well and living prosperous lives. These are not me...

Symposium of Plato and the Concept of Objectified Love

ideas. As we shall soon see, through these speeches Plato seems to have reasoned out how it is that mankind make their way from th...

Principles for Life/Apology and Crito

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 ...

Quine's "On What There Is"

possible fat man in that doorway; and again, the possible bald man in that doorway. Are they the same possible men, or two possibl...

Marx's Capitalism Concepts and Plato's Dialogues on Democracy

In five pages this paper compares Plato's perspectives on democracy with Marx's concepts of capitalism. There are 4 other sources...

Leadership View of Plato in The Republic

In five pages this report examines Plato's perspectives on leadership as they are reflected in The Republic. One source is cited ...

Tyranny in The Republic by Plato

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

Death as Viewed by Plato

In seven pages this paper examines Plato's Phaedo and The Republic in terms of how it portrays the philosopher's perspectives on d...

5 Dialogues of Plato and Human Nature

It is important for to understand that there exist a great many philosophies by which people live their lives. These philosophies...