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because it is supposed to produce truth in the end. The essence of this method is a process that usually begins with Socrates ask...

that is permanent and immutable. It is this world that is more real; the world of change is merely an imperfect image of this worl...

the individual and a definition of justice. There are three classes for the state to function properly: artisans, who are skilled ...

virtue, i.e., justice, but it is also included under Aquinas discussion of love, specifically under love of ones neighbor, for Go...

his words appear incredibly arrogant and seem to stray off the topic, as the words illustrate his intelligence and depth more than...

interaction with the world, ourselves, and others. Our perceptual capacities are not fixed; they are not static or one-dimensiona...

sported the slogan "Challenge Authority." To many, it had little meaning. That is because the majority of people are sheep. They d...

the more metaphysical idea that the world of the present is known as the physical world that one is able to perceive using the sen...

leg only" (Plato). If this were true, if there were only one process in regards to life-death, then everything would ultimately co...

is only preserved as a term of reproach" (Plato). He illustrates how the figures of men and women and the third figure were round ...

and ones existence. To reach true happiness, Plato contended that people must strive for a contentment that only comes from being...

that the story being told is one that has been re-told so often that it is little more than hearsay, and it is from this "story of...

background, the points which Gray (2001) makes are surprising to say the least. Gray (2001) sees the war we as a society are wagi...

also wrote that one could live justly only if they lived in a just society (Beck, n.d.). Plato had a number of caveats about a jus...

had to be obtained by directing the students mind toward the discovery of what is real and important, then allowing them to deduce...

of innate knowledge, he was adamant that nothing could be learned except through experience and sensory input: "How comes [the mi...

words, "how does one KNOW that this is the truth". Most of Socrates teaching took place on the steps of a Lyceum, much like an a...

charges of impiety and corruption of youth by by those who wanted to restore democracy to Athens ("Socrates," 2003). While this ph...

believe. Deweys central thesis is rather controversial, but is seemingly valid, and has withstood the test of time. Indeed, Deweys...

the needs of the people as paramount. To derive this point, and other theories related to government, Hobbes paid a great deal of ...

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

wrong; morality points to proper behavior that serves social needs. A number of philosophers have contributed to the debate which...

societys goods (Platos Political Theory, 2002). They were satisfied with their lives and held back from being passionate natured ...

wine and pleasure, and rejecting the cold and structured nature of Apollonian society. For them, to be human is to follow ones bas...

However, Allen also makes the point that Platos attitude was at least partially due to his respect and fear of the powers of art o...

offering top-notch entertainment (Las Vegas). The evolution of the city that has led to the development of theme-type hotels is de...

Aristotles concrete, scientific theories are more relevant than Platos deductive and abstract ideology. Aristotle believed...

be quantified. That is, ones life may be the truth, but it cannot be articulated as the truth. Still, there had been much debate b...

why so many people had to suffer. No matter the cause, the gods were not looked on with the reverence they had once enjoyed, and t...

the circumstance. In other words, if something can go wrong with it, that sense is considered inconsequential to the final outcome...