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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

In eight pages Buddhist concepts of karma, samsara, and nirvana are considered in this overview of the eightfold path and four nob...

In five pages this report examines the qualities of being human in terms of being and becoming in the individual and incorporates ...

of just what human nature represents in relation to mans actions. It has long been postulated that human nature is bound by defen...

This 5 page paper examines the way in which one can use the Socratic method to find the truth. The writer also discusses the conce...

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

it is not necessary that everybody feel compelled or obligated to do so. Moral Communitarianism The philosophy and scholarship of...

This 7 page paper explores three different philosophical concents: the design theory, Kant's theories of knowledge and Plato's ide...

Plato's Apology is examined in 5 pages in a structural and rhetorical analysis of the philosopher's defense of his teacher Socrate...

In eleven pages this paper compares how advertising uses music with Plato's music utilization theory. Eleven sources are cited in...

In five pages analogy is defined and then related to these two philosophers as they are used in Rousseau's The Social Contract and...

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

In five pages this paper discusses how human standards can be lived up to in a consideration of the Old Testament's unrighteousnes...

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

In five pages this paper examines four of Plato's dialogues in order to provide answers to various questions. There are no other ...

In 5 pages this paper discusses how leadership and education can have implications for the state in a consideration of Plato's fam...

In six pages this paper examines Plato's Gorgias which describes a philosophical dialogue between the title character and Socrates...