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Essays 331 - 360
individual to the spiritual and the universe. According to the scala amoris, then, love is that which in its highest and purest se...
major argument in favor of poetry; that it was an educational tool that could be used in the instruction of moral values. Sidne...
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...
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...
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...
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...
she proved to me as I proved to him that, by my own showing, Love was neither fair nor good. " Here, the idea that love is powerfu...
In five pages this paper examines youth and adult education according to Plato's philosophy. Three sources are listed in the bibl...
In five pages this paper examines Plato's views on human nature as they are presented in The Republic with the 'Good City,' societ...
In five pages this report examines 2 questions on happiness in a consideration of Plato's works regarding the relationship between...
is a case for communism at least for the lower classes. The supporting premises for that conclusion have already been noted and ge...
profit than seeking knowledge. The schools headmaster was Socrates, and Strepsiades hopes that Phidippides will be able to apply ...
to be transcendent elements sent to teach important lessons turns out to be nothing more than images cast from puppets whose shado...
In six pages this paper analyzes the contention of Socrates that an 'unexamined life is not worth living' as this view is represen...
how ones intellect cannot be considered a gender. In other words, intelligence is intelligence regardless of where it is housed. ...
leg only" (Plato). If this were true, if there were only one process in regards to life-death, then everything would ultimately co...
to the outside, the cave becomes a type of conduit, or birth canal which brings him into the life of actual knowledge. What one ca...
reaching true conclusions and therefore may use their knowledge of language and logic to confuse the average person on the issues ...
between the citizens. Taken together, the guardians are people who are skilled in governing certain areas. However, these two type...
human being from conception to death is encapsulated in a pod. In Platos Cave the only thing that they can see is...
with sickness, or the pilot who helps friends against "the perils of the sea" (Plato Book I). He then inquires into "what sort of ...
are afraid because ignorant, and perceive the pain and not the benefits; nor do they apprehend that a sick soul is worse than a si...
the circumstance. In other words, if something can go wrong with it, that sense is considered inconsequential to the final outcome...
is no realistic political system, for it takes considerably more than one mans word to impart a true sense of unity. "Thus, for y...
from the fact that I realized that I knew nothing. A man of my era named Chaerephon once asked the Oracle at Delphi is there w...
of death, as well as the mystery of death. This establishes a foundation from which we can learn, especially considering that Nula...
laissez faire held sway. In short, Smiths thought was that if the market and economy were basically left alone, that theyd functio...