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

from a class structure to a more business structure. But the costs of doing so, she notes, were far beyond what a government could...

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...

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

In seven pages the cave allegory featured in Plato's Republic is applied to contemporary U.S. political leadership. Four sources ...

In four pages this paper disagrees with James Rachels' euthanasia argument. There is no bibliography included....

humans cannot readily draw on the human collective conscious, or the knowledge that exists in the universe, they had a glimpse of ...

homeland defense is on governmental agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security and similar bureaus, which are faced with...

was that they were certain and immutable. Also, knowledge must have as its objective that which is genuinely real as compared to t...

that many writers have used familiar themes and offered a new way of seeing the traditional elements of plot and character; howeve...

pleas, Socrates will not hear of any escape plans. He points out that, even though the sentence was unjust, it was perfectly legal...

role in this respect. Plato held that the key agent in any sort of behavior but especially ethical or moral behavior (or lack of t...

impious act. Euthyphro replies to Socrates claiming "I am amused, Socrates, at your making a distinction between one who is a re...

would Hobbes be accepted in todays world? Would he fit in at all? These and other questions loom large. Still, each in their own w...

has Socrates presented with various definitions of justice. Socrates is always opposed to any rule or definition that can be appli...

it would seem. Socrates agrees for he sees that by having such an argument with Euthyphro he may find a better way to plead his ow...

In six pages good and evil are examined along with Plato's assertion that evil is not knowingly committed by man. There are no ot...

perfect, despite what we observe. Forms are beyond this material world, for nothing that we can grasp in this world is perfect."3 ...

close relationships over great distances and for a long period of time, indefinitely, even with separations and loss of contact" (...

tone and character with the description of Xenophon, who says in the Memorabilia that Socrates might have been acquitted if in any...

In twelve pages Plato's dialogues The Republic, Phaedrus, and Gorgias are examined in an analysis of how the philosopher conceptua...

In ten pages this paper examines Plato's views on leadership and human nature as they manifest themselves in his Theory of Forms. ...

In six pages this paper examines the just society quest as philosophically considered by John Stuart Mill in 'On Liberty,' Jean Ja...

In five pages this report argues that both Protagoras and Socrates' ideals are ascetic and hedonistic as presented in Plato's dial...

In five pages this report discusses Plato's dialogues in terms of how Socrates regarded his philosophical role and how he was pres...

In six pages this report examines individual understanding of the world as considered in Plato's Phaedo, in the scientific inquiry...

many partners and purveyors will be required to furnish them. One person will turn to another to supply a particular want, and fo...

change and that personality stays the same. In order to comprehend why this is not the case, and understand the thesis which also ...

know what they, themselves, look like. One day, one of the people breaks free from the chains and makes it back to the outside o...

yet does not lose faith in the just and true" (Plato Jowett Translation Characters). In this we see that Plato appears to be indic...