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the "tragic flaw." In Oedipuss case, his tragic flaw is his pride. That flaw has to cause him great suffering, but from that suffe...

When it comes to the beginning of the world, scientists have different theories. Yet, in order to answer questions about beginning...

the morality Aristotle speaks of is relative. While it is not relative from one individual to another perhaps, and there is certai...

(2005) notes, if the audience considers that the source is speaking from an objective standpoint or from motives of altruism, then...

only one who is not happy. It is not as if the reader has to identify with him in order to understand the point, which is that no ...

in thought - that is, the faculty of saying what is possible and pertinent in given circumstances" (Aristotle). The fourth element...

the audience; and finally, it must be complex (McManus, 1999). Complex here means the plot contains a "reversal of intention (peri...

wisdom is real. Hence, there exists an objective, intrinsic morality. There is a right and wrong after all. Of course, determining...

"...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...

In a paper consisting of five pages ways in which organic unity serves as an important function in ths plots of these ancient Gree...

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

remind the audience that because of his noble status, he must avenge his fathers murder not only for himself but also for the Dani...

into two intellectual worlds. Aristotle goes on to explain: " but with regard to what happiness is they differ, and the many do n...

So for Plato, this idea extended into both personal and political ramifications. He reasoned that when an individual was doing th...

of subjective satisfaction (Seifert, 2003). Moral goodness just is. One looks at a baby or a puppy and thinks that these living th...

ideas. As we shall soon see, through these speeches Plato seems to have reasoned out how it is that mankind make their way from th...

In five pages this paper compares modern science's concept of reality with Plato's Theory of Forms and how they relate to understa...

In five pages this paper compares Plato's perspectives on democracy with Marx's concepts of capitalism. There are 4 other sources...

In six pages this paper discusses the philosophical distinctions Socrates made between these two concepts as presented in Plato's ...

In three pages this paper considers how Plato's text reveals virtue to be not a single entity but rather deeply connected to other...

In five pages this paper examines Socrates' dialogue with Thrasymachus and considers his concept of justice as described in Plato'...

In six pages this paper compares contemporary religious views with Plato's philosophical concepts with God's existence, morality, ...

noble. Socrates was doing the right thing. Today, as people wrestle with unjust rules and laws, there are some who simply follow ...

This 5 page paper examines the way in which one can use the Socratic method to find the truth. The writer also discusses the conce...

In five pages Socrates' concepts of ethics, piety, and justice are discussed as they are represented in Plato's Crito and Euthyp...

In five pages this paper discusses how human standards can be lived up to in a consideration of the Old Testament's unrighteousnes...

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...

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

in order to be just. Many are familiar with the tales of Sodom and Gomorrah from the bible. They understand that many cities had ...

a weapon to the hands of a madman is obviously unjust. Taylor (2003) comments on how this refutation of Cephalus position demonstr...