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The Alchemist by Coehlo

kill him; but most of all he fears that he will not find his treasure-this might all be for nothing (Coehlo, 1995, p. 130). The A...

Elements in Plato's Republic

fundamental importance in the Republic of the metaphor of descent and its connection to the two great themes of birth and death, a...

How Aristotle Opposes Plato's Attack on Poetry

the lyrics in modern songs, and in essence, the poets of today are Eminem and Jay Zee and Beyonce. Lyrics to emanate from these ar...

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...

Utopia and The Republic by Plato

they have the capacity to attain a happy, or perfect, life. Essential to the perfect polis is the individuals capacity to strive ...

Rulers and Followers of the State in The Republic by Plato

In nine pages this paper examines Plato's polis design as featured in The Republic in an analysis of the significance he places up...

Niccolo Machiavelli and Plato on Political Leadership

In five pages a comparison and contrast of how these philosophers perceived political leadership are made by noting the difference...

Reality Concept of Contemporary Science and Plato's 'Forms' Theory

In five pages this paper compares modern science's concept of reality with Plato's Theory of Forms and how they relate to understa...

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...

Comparing Plato and Machiavelli

This paper compares and contrasts Machiavelli's The Prince and Plato's Republic. This eight page paper has seven sources listed in...

Disagreement Regarding Plato's Theory of Forms

In six pages arguments which dispute Plato's theory of ideas or forms as represented in The Republic are presented. Four sources ...

Justice According to Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, and Plato

In seven pages this paper discusses the many components and perspectives on justice utilizing the categorical imperative of Immanu...

Plato's View of Who Should Rule

for which they are talented. Here, it is thought that the rulers who are willing to rule, who go into the cave, who are vocal, are...

Plato and Gender

unison (Rosen, 2005). Plato (1996) writes: "Is not the community of pleasure and pain the tie that binds? The sharing, to the grea...

The Golden Mean of Aristotle

In five pages the way in which Aristotle perceived the golden mean as described in Politics is discussed and also compared with Th...

Justice, Morality, and the Soul According to Plato

In twelve pages Plato's dialogues The Republic, Phaedrus, and Gorgias are examined in an analysis of how the philosopher conceptua...

Philosophy's Role and Defense of Socrates in Apology by Plato

In two pages this paper examines philosophy's role and human activity purpose as well as Socrates' defense as represented in Apolo...

Government's General Principles

original thirteen colonies on which the new United States of America was founded removed their approval of being governed by the B...

'The Noble Lie' or 'Myths of the Metals' in The Republic by Plato

In five pages this paper examines The Republic in terms of what meaning Plato attached to the 'myths of the metals' and considers ...

American and Greek Democracies - A Comparison

In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at American and Greek democracies. The Republic of Plato is also presented in summary-f...

The Republic by Plato and Its Strengths and Weaknesses

draw on the human collective conscious, or the knowledge that exists in the universe, they had a glimpse of it once, and that expl...

Socrates and Machiavelli on Leadership

character of the leader nor of his ability to lead. The book is essentially about how a leader can be at his best. While it is tru...

Societal Structure Lessons in The Republic by Plato

the best" (the literal definition of aristocracy) was to be achieved. This scenario, by its very nature, assured the manifestatio...

Comparing Poetry Attitudes of Aristotle and Plato

things that are not concrete, but ideas. This type of thinking, the student could state, however, really puts a hold on empirical ...

Justice as it Respects Hobbes and Plato

that was determined by human will, in that people choose whether or not to keep their promises (Hobbes, 1982). Those that keep th...

Happiness According to Plato

in fact more beneficial than justice and that the role of a good leader is to recognize when it is necessary to take action that a...

Social Control and the 'Noble Lie' of Plato

stratification of society. The rulers tell the populace that the divisions between one social group and another are because of div...

Summary of Plato’s Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito

still perhaps not arriving at solid answers when his friend tells him he has to leave. Socrates tells him, "Alas! my companion, an...

Amazon; Expansion and the Future of the Printed Book

This 3 page paper is written in two parts. The first part considers the potential of Amazon to expand into ore product lines. The ...

Fine Arts/Washington State Standards

The book also explores drawing and painting techniques, as well as offering numerous examples of fine art. Fifteen lessons explo...