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In five pages this paper discusses the philosophies of God as espoused by Socrates and Aristotle in a comparison and contrast of A...

In eleven pages this research paper contrasts and compares Plato's and Confucius's perceptions on the ruling state and society wit...

is a case for communism at least for the lower classes. The supporting premises for that conclusion have already been noted and ge...

for Plato and are directly related to that capacity of understanding. Physical things of the world must, of necessity, have bodily...

attempt to free themselves. What he has realized is that what they had seen all along on the wall of the cave were mere representa...

of Nature. He has also noted that while the 20th century has involved a great deal of specialization, the 21st century will be a ...

still perhaps not arriving at solid answers when his friend tells him he has to leave. Socrates tells him, "Alas! my companion, an...

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...

The democratic style of leadership is often preferred to autocratic or more commanding styles. The paper looks at the different wa...

Conceptions of Virtue). Furthermore, it was Plato who argued that love was the essential ingredient in the good life because love...

illusion of democratic choice by parents of children who are fed up and frustrated with the local school system. Furthermo...

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

"...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...

What comes out of a courtroom is not necessarily truth, but which side argues best. The Sophists prided themselves on the use of p...

The writings of 'The Republic,' 'The Communist Manifesto,' 'Tao te Ching,' 'The Prince,' and 'Narrative of the Life of Frederick D...

This paper discusses the correspondence between Vettori and Machiavelli in terms of how these letters can lead to a further unders...

power. For example, Machiavelli points out that the ruler becomes great in the eyes of the people by overcoming difficulties and o...

In a paper consisting of eight pages writings such as Politics by Aristotle are used to examine the Athenian Constitution and its ...

gross exploitation of African slaves. That Leopold was wholly capable of stuffing his incoming ships with an abundance of ivory a...

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

This essay refers to the writing of contemporary author Theodore Olsen and nineteenth century author Alexis de Tocqueville to argu...

In ten pages this paper examines how Machiavelli perceived women and how they are perceived by past and present society. Nine sou...

hire on other farms (The History Place, 1996). The same year his sister died, he and a friend, Allen Gentry took a flatboat of pr...

ground, whether that is through dialectical discourse or reason (1994). Barber claims that neither approach leaves any room for po...

In four pages this paper examines the philosophical insights each of these works offer. Five sources are cited in the bibliograph...

different ways: either by a prince, with a body of servants, who assist him to govern the kingdom as ministers by his favour and p...

explains more precisely: " There were too many volunteers and too few heavy machines. But then, rather quickly, a crude management...

leadership. Leadership is more than simply doing what the people say they want. It is acting to fulfill the needs of the people in...

but who was the illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI ("Cesare Borgia," 2005). He was an Italian General but would resign to becom...

greedy for gain" (Machiavelli 56). Men, Machiavelli argued, were by nature more interested in their own good than in achieving th...