Essays 1261 - 1290
moral fact by levying skepticism towards the basis of those moral truths and facts (Sinnott-Armstrong, 2011). For instance, one mi...
view is that the appetite for wisdom is the most noble of the possible forces that can drive humanity, and as such, the one which ...
In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at American and Greek democracies. The Republic of Plato is also presented in summary-f...
This essay reports on three adult learning theories and relates them to the writer's experience. The theories are Freire, Mezirow,...
Near-death experiences (NDE) have been reported since ancient times. Even Plato reported one. In recent decades, there have been t...
In a paper of thirteen pages, the writer looks at classical texts by Francis Bacon and Plato. The allegory of the cave and the fou...
This essay pertain to the way Plato and Nietzsche perceived the character and philosophy of Socrates. Seven pages in length, five ...
prisoners there is a raised way; and you will see, if you look, a low wall built along the way, like the screen which marionette p...
about him, without the veil of nicety associated with polite conversation. Platos Gyges discovered the ring during a supern...
the fomentation of rebellion, and to encourage individuals to occupy themselves with private rather than state matters. He saw it ...
sense of the word. The name of the dialogue derives from the Greek word "apologia," which literally translated means defense, or a...
soul has two principal parts. The first part of this argument is that nature inevitably follows a cyclical pattern. All vegetatio...
when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." And, for 20th century Catholic theologian Josef Pieper (1904-97), Gods role in...
being" (Burnham, 2001). In order for our universe to have taken on the form that it has, it has been necessary, according t...
that can be grasped with the human mind, but not with human senses (Gill, 1996,p. 1). The first part of the Parmenides, Plato has...
advent of history. When women were allowed to work in the factories during World War II, it was found that the women were actually...
Rule, was developed as a handbook for new monks entering his order. There are a number of chapters in the rule, most of which pert...
text in which he is painstakingly honest, demonstrates that his spiritual path was not easy. It is clear from the beginning that t...
(Bosomolny, 2002). He founded the Pythagorean school of philosophy, mathematics and natural sciences. His teachings soon attract...
(4e). Intrigued by this conclusion, Socrates implores Euthyphro to share with him his definition of piety, distinguishing betwee...
inquiring and trying to discover what is good is the best kind of life, the only life worth living" (Frost, 1962, 84). As this de...
"clearness and accuracy" (336d). He elaborates in section 338c that while there are different forms of governments, each one "defi...
adversely influencing the minds of young boys. Augustines autobiographical Confessions ponders the external social threats of sex...
"I easily understand that, if some body exists, with which my mind is so conjoined and united as to be able, as it were, to consid...
important characteristics of Platos concept revolve around freedom of will and ones existence. People have the power to control t...
to be achieved. This scenario, by its very nature, assured the manifestation of orderliness and moderation rather than the less a...
or sight) was subjected to each individuals standards of judgment. Whereas concrete facts were not changeable or subject to ones i...
Victorinus by Plato. This seems to have moved Augustine from the point of simply musing about immortality into an assurance about ...
concert with personality and the physical life. Plato dissects the soul in his own unique way. He did claim that all things have...
For Socrates, and consequently Plato, the great business of life was conversation. He sought out everyone, and seizing upon some e...