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

in order to be just. Many are familiar with the tales of Sodom and Gomorrah from the bible. They understand that many cities had ...

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

soul, as imaged by Plato, is made up of the qualities of reason, spirit and desire or appetite (Honderich, et al, 1995). The "reas...

In a type of author/character debate, Plato explores the premises of his theory by having Socrates debate them. Plato theorized ...

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 ...

In a paper that consists of eight pages Plato's interpretation of the soul and its parts are explored along with a discussion of t...

a weapon to the hands of a madman is obviously unjust. Taylor (2003) comments on how this refutation of Cephalus position demonstr...

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...

three characters (a stranger from Athens; Cleinias, from Crete; and Megillus, a Lacedaemonian) are discussing their various types ...

suggest that both love and hate can be taught (Plato). We can further extrapolate from that to conclude that if a nation is in har...

the preexistence of the soul, and the separate existence of forms work together or not? Thats a lot of questions to tackle, and to...

like Hades and the underworld; Tiresias the blind seer; and other references to death and dying (Plato). They decide they have to...

has many flaws. There is question as to whether or not the method really gets to the truth at all. In fact, one has to wonder whet...

most part. He was clearly setting himself up as some sort of martyr or individual who would ultimately bring about change to the s...

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...

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...

like knowledge itself, is secure. Indeed, according to Plato correct opinion is a guide to knowledge. To be correct, opinions th...

thought that the Theory of Forms was useless when it came to explaining the material world "because the connection between the two...

she proved to me as I proved to him that, by my own showing, Love was neither fair nor good. " Here, the idea that love is powerfu...

This paper discusses different parts of Plato's Republic. There is a discussion of natural law legal theory and legal positivist t...

In a paper of six pages, the writer looks at Plato's theories of Forms. Parmenides' views on change provide a counterpoint. Paper ...

This essay focuses on Plato's use of dialogue in his "Apology" and "Crito," and Augustine's use of the monologue in his "Confessio...

This essay pertains to Plato's perception of rhetoric and the role of eros, as indicated by his texts Gorgias and Phaedrus. Five p...

ghost, a phantom-true, but no real breath of life" (23.122-23). This minimal survival apparently depends on the appropriate funera...

could be products of society, but never the causes, or it would alter the objectivity of sociology as a science (Hamilton, 1995). ...

The intent of this paper is to explore the so-called six commonalities that exist between religions specifically for the religions...

In a paper of twenty pages, the writer looks at the role of religion in business practice. The influence of religion and ethics up...

This research paper presents an overview of Buddhism. The topics covered include the religion's origins, its major concepts, and p...

This essay discusses the role of doubt in religion as well as how different world views develop within the same religion. Three p...