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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 ...

Since approximately 700 B. C., astronomy had a great deal to do with keeping time (PG). Natural periods of time were generated th...

In eight pages this paper examines the contemporary government relevance of Socrates' views as portrayed in The Republic by Plato....

In six pages this paper discusses how Plato's Euthyphro would be received by Hume and Kant in a consideration of family duty, love...

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

his argument to the priestess who taught him mysteries in his youth, Diotima of Mantinea. Attributing his words to Diotima, Socrat...

of fire (The New York Times, 2008). He lived during the late fifth century BC (The New York Times, 2008). The Eleatic school for i...

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

knew nothing and was far from wise, he sets upon a course of action to find someone wiser than himself to offer to the Oracle as r...

Plato emphasizes the importance of maintaining self control in the face of eros, the importance of purging the passions of the fle...

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares Socrates' views on morality with those of Friedrich Nietzsche as expressed in Birt...

The role of critical thinking in American society has taken on greater importance in the 21st century. This paper relates the conc...

who, even for women, is feminine perforce" (Hoff, 1997, p. 215). Indeed, Platos Symposium exemplifies the need for virtue w...

In seven pages this paper discuses Socrates' philosophy in an overview that includes his soul concept, what constitutes 'true' kno...

In five pages this report argues that both Protagoras and Socrates' ideals are ascetic and hedonistic as presented in Plato's dial...

In five pages this paper discusses how Socrates' principles are presented in Plato's Protagoras and then provides a comparison wit...

In a paper consisting of three pages Socrates' philosophy that men should always act justly is in stark contrast to Machiavelli's ...

only a satire of society and politics, it is also an example of ones examination of his life. Although this work is a satire, it ...

This research report looks at how Descartes would feel about Plato's ideas. Would he agree with Plato in his ideas about death? Th...

In three pages this paper discusses Plato's Phaedo in terms of the mechanistic mind model and Socrates' arguments designed against...

In five pages this paper considers the purpose of Socrates' arguments as featured in three of Plato's dialogues. There are no oth...

brought against me, and with my earliest accusers, and then with the later ones" (Plato, 1961, 18b). First, Socrates has been acc...

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

distance. In some way one can compare this to how humans contemplate form. It is not easy. If one stretches the allegory and sees ...

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

another thing: ? young men of the richer classes, who have not much to do, come about me of their own accord; they like to hear th...

In five pages this paper discusses the philosophies of God as espoused by Socrates and Aristotle in a comparison and contrast of A...

so that his assets could be pro-created and he could be put to death. Will Socrates did refuse the request, he simply went home ra...

much that it has immeasurably been altered. Who was Socrates and why was he so influential? Socrates was a Greek philosopher who ...

this paper by describing what love is NOT. For one thing, there is a vast difference between physical desire and love. Physical de...