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Essays 391 - 420
pious is to act like him, and not tolerate any ill act. Socrates wants more detail. Euthyphro says that what pleases the gods is ...
In this paper of fifteen pages it is Plato that is accused of treason in this new version of 'Apology' and must defend himself aga...
understand each of these elements through sensation, he finds himself challenged by the mutability of everything that exists: not...
In five pages this report considers Socrates' belief that an individual's foremost responsibility is to the state. There are no o...
In ten pages this paper examines the debate on affirmative action from the viewpoint of Platonic philosophy. There are 6 sources ...
In five pages the theme of love is considered within the context of these authors and their tales. Three sources are cited in the...
In six pages this paper examines the Greek concept of eros or love as it is portrayed in these works by Plato and Hippolytus with ...
In five pages Plato considers whether or not virtue is a concept that can be taught in Protagoras and Meno. Twelve sources are ci...
In six pages this paper examines Socrates concept of love, then compares it with the contemporary interpretation before being inte...
In 5 pages the roots of justice are exposed in these respecitve works in which an imaginary dialogue between Moses, Mohammed, and ...
This narrative essay consisting of five pages rewrites the Apology of Plato and features Socrates' arguing to have his life spared...
on themes that have to do with familial love and altruism, rather than the hostility and fear that were attributed to it by Freud ...
knowledge which is only knowable and obtainable without the aide of the senses. Secondly, the Synoptic Gospels speak as Christ b...
devastating plague that has been killing many of his subjects. He speaks as if he is an anguished father: "My children, I am fill...
pushes away all the people that she loves, or have loved her, in her stubbornness related to the burial of her brother. She pushes...
to convey the importance of unquestioning obedience to the will of the gods; and, secondly, to emphasize the importance of familia...
the very Centaur as he lay dying that the blood, if given to Hercules, would keep him from ever wandering from her side. Of course...
the gods. Oedipus also inflicts the cost of blood on himself, stabbing out his own eyes. While naturally, in modern democracies,...
brother in terms of advice and guidelines for her life which is seen in one scene where her brother tells her to watch out and she...
has Oedipus whipped by his driver and driven from the road. Oedipus retaliates and fights back. "With this right hand I struck hi...
There are some things in this life that just are, that result from the intersection of natural law, cultural context, interpersona...
serve as a compass for the character when facing great and insurmountable odds. Oedipus held staunchly to his moral codes, and whe...
his infant son, Oedipus, die from exposure on a mountainside. The baby Oedipus was subsequently found and raised by the rulers of ...
of tragic flow Aristotle also stipulates that the plot of a tragedy should follow a logical tragic flow. Aristotle writes that "a...
city is in turmoil. The next several lines have a messenger enter and inquire as to Oedipus home and whereabouts. The Chorus info...
Therefore in righting him I serve myself"(Sophocles, li 223-225). This opening monologue serves several functions and shows quite...
since the first publication of Shakespeares collected plays in 1623, readers and audiences around the globe have, by their seeming...
enough, women have generally not had the political voice that would allow for such demands. In fact, in the United States women ha...
has heard rumors about the how his new wifes (his mothers) husband was killed and he is investigating it. He slowly finds hints th...
this writer/tutor encourages the student to reread the play, noting passages that support the chosen theme. While certainly study ...