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In six pages this paper examines Plato's Gorgias which describes a philosophical dialogue between the title character and Socrates...
For Socrates, and consequently Plato, the great business of life was conversation. He sought out everyone, and seizing upon some e...
In six pages this paper discusses virtue and whether or not it is possible to teach in a consideration of the dialogue between Men...
In five pages this paper examines the justifiability of civil disobedience in a consideration of several philosophers and theori...
Although biblical, the story provides a warning in that perhaps a little knowledge can be harmful. Another point of view is that k...
also wrote that one could live justly only if they lived in a just society (Beck, n.d.). Plato had a number of caveats about a jus...
in fact more beneficial than justice and that the role of a good leader is to recognize when it is necessary to take action that a...
but never the subjects. The result is that injustice lords it over those who are truly simple and truly just. Because the unjust...
In five pages justice is defined by Adeimentus, Glaucon, and Thrasymachus and then a response is offered by Socrates in The Republ...
In five pages this report discusses Plato's dialogues in terms of how Socrates regarded his philosophical role and how he was pres...
In five pages this essay examines the mind and soul dichotomy as conceptualized by Socrates and represented by Plato in Apology an...
In ten pages various philosophical methods are applied to the Monica Lewinsky scandal in terms of what might offer the best instru...
In ten pages capital punishment is examined in terms of ethical acceptability with an attempt to arrive at a consensus through a c...
In six pages Socrates arguments, counterarguments and the great philosopher's defense techniques are examined. Four sources are c...
Justice is the idea of focus in this paper that looks at The Republic. The dialog between Cephalus and Socrates is discussed in de...
fact that they were poets made them think that they had a perfect understanding of all other subjects, of which they were totally ...
ground, whether that is through dialectical discourse or reason (1994). Barber claims that neither approach leaves any room for po...
is less important than the conversation which takes place, and since the two individuals are from periods in Greek history several...
the gods and sensible men, that you must worship it" (Plato, 51a). Therefore, Socrates clearly and evidently reveres the s...
to be achieved. This scenario, by its very nature, assured the manifestation of orderliness and moderation rather than the less a...
guidance that gives meaning for man. Rather, as he explains, mans actions and intellectual activity seem to provide meaning. This ...
wiser (21a). This news confused Socrates greatly as he realized that he was not particularly wise. He, therefore, set out to find ...
a person even know if those opinions are really yours or the opinions of others which you have adopted as your own without testing...
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...
this chapter, the highest normative principle involves the idea that "actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happ...
Introduction The issues surrounding abortion are complex to say the least. People are polarized on the issue...
manifestation that Gorgias was forever attempting to read between the lines of what Socrates had to say, perpetually wondering if ...
teaching, in which he pretended not to know the answers to questions, so that students would come to understanding on their own. ...
do good, not evil to their friends (Plato, 2002). As this indicates, Polemarchus works hard to defend his fathers "rule of thumb...
that Pericles was a man who felt a powerful sense of duty to his city. He was, after all, an official who stood as one who support...