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Wisdom, and the Word of God. Therefore, intellectual knowledge is not the result of the gathering of data by the intellect, but a ...

negative aspect to this competition, or that they would sabotage one anothers efforts out of jealousy....

between Psyche and her other two sisters was that Psyche was appreciably more beautiful than they. By all accounts, the sisters we...

interlocutor" which is consistent with the importance he places on self-knowledge as a way to attain good and happiness. Callicles...

terms of a high human being, one may contend that it is the spiritual being--the priests, the rabbis, the ministers--who are reall...

he means that this should apply to the average politician. Certainly, wisdom is seen as including morality. In terms of knowledge ...

than our enemies, but inferior morally" and people must work to make themselves stronger in all respects (Plato, 1970, p. 45). ...

that leads Socrates to the conclusion that he will not be exiled from his beloved home, but would rather die a martyr for his beli...

also be allowed to have their own private property. In Aristotles belief, man is inherently born sinful. Because of this ...

the affirmative to that and other questions. Later on Socrates will ask: "And, in your opinion, do those who think that they will ...

What comes out of a courtroom is not necessarily truth, but which side argues best. The Sophists prided themselves on the use of p...

in the Peloponnesian War, which ended in a resounding defeat for Athens in 404 B.C. (Levinson ix-x). While it can be assumed that...

In five pages an analysis evaluates the accuracy of Socrates' description of the cave's prisoners as 'like ourselves.' There are ...

In five pages this research paper analyzes the theory of forms developed by Plato and then provides a defense of the philosopher's...

In five pages this paper discusses the connection between man's sins and the soul in this analysis of three levels of thought repr...

he considered to be the most significant reason society is its own opposing force. According to Hobbes, subjects of the omnipoten...

what it is that you "can do," and then doing that for the good of the group - in this case the city. The unification of the virtu...

Knowledge is true judgment. Socrates and Theatetus are talking about the nature of knowledge. Theatetus suggests that mathematic...

In ten pages this paper applies the metaphysical tradition to an analysis of Existentialism and Basic Writings by Friedrich Nietzs...

thought and action. There are times, however, when vice distracts these efforts and renders man vulnerable to a less ethical exis...

who, even for women, is feminine perforce" (Hoff, 1997, p. 215). Indeed, Platos Symposium exemplifies the need for virtue w...

they have experienced the fact that the truth simply is and is not an "issue" or understanding that can be discovered. "Meno" As ...

In five pages this paper examines how individual strength increases as a result of security disturbance according to the writings ...

texts The Republic and Crito, Plato learned his lessons well. In both works, Plato theorizes what justice is through deductive re...

Platonic love reflects the deepest love possible between two people, in that it does not abide by the notions of restriction, jeal...

Tovald must deal with those of his subordinates. Despite his law background, he is employed as a bank manager and has a number of...

that there is just one objective right way of doing things and on the other hand, there are many truths, is an enormous difference...

"...no man will benefit from his profession unless he is paid as well" (Plato, 2003, p.28). One can easily see that Plato does not...

without knowing that something solid existed humanity would not see or comprehend anything but shadows. When shown that the world ...

is great interest. Plato looks at all of these things in his book The Republic. In Book I, justice is discussed and it is deemed ...