YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Diatimas Speech in Symposium by Plato
Essays 331 - 360
"Metamorphoses" and Socrates "Apology". While "Apology" is Platos account of Socrates trial and ultimate death it is also...
is great interest. Plato looks at all of these things in his book The Republic. In Book I, justice is discussed and it is deemed ...
"...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...
the topic of education. He says, "Next, said I, compare our nature in respect of education and its lack to such an experience as t...
higher than those with iron. Plato argued that this deception was necessary in order to maintain a stable society, and we ca...
are the destroyer; and are doing what only a miserable slave would do, running away and turning your back upon the compacts and ag...
that leads Socrates to the conclusion that he will not be exiled from his beloved home, but would rather die a martyr for his beli...
the affirmative to that and other questions. Later on Socrates will ask: "And, in your opinion, do those who think that they will ...
Naucratis in Egypt there dwell one of the old gods of the country, the god to whom the bird called Ibis is sacred, his own name be...
What comes out of a courtroom is not necessarily truth, but which side argues best. The Sophists prided themselves on the use of p...
that there is just one objective right way of doing things and on the other hand, there are many truths, is an enormous difference...
wiser (21a). This news confused Socrates greatly as he realized that he was not particularly wise. He, therefore, set out to find ...
Platonic love reflects the deepest love possible between two people, in that it does not abide by the notions of restriction, jeal...
he means that this should apply to the average politician. Certainly, wisdom is seen as including morality. In terms of knowledge ...
also be allowed to have their own private property. In Aristotles belief, man is inherently born sinful. Because of this ...
than our enemies, but inferior morally" and people must work to make themselves stronger in all respects (Plato, 1970, p. 45). ...
In five pages an analysis evaluates the accuracy of Socrates' description of the cave's prisoners as 'like ourselves.' There are ...
he considered to be the most significant reason society is its own opposing force. According to Hobbes, subjects of the omnipoten...
In five pages this paper discusses the connection between man's sins and the soul in this analysis of three levels of thought repr...
In ten pages this paper applies the metaphysical tradition to an analysis of Existentialism and Basic Writings by Friedrich Nietzs...
what it is that you "can do," and then doing that for the good of the group - in this case the city. The unification of the virtu...
Knowledge is true judgment. Socrates and Theatetus are talking about the nature of knowledge. Theatetus suggests that mathematic...
In five pages Plato considers whether or not virtue is a concept that can be taught in Protagoras and Meno. Twelve sources are ci...
(he disguised himself as a woman and attended rites which only women could witness). Socrates is being held responsible for the i...
understand each of these elements through sensation, he finds himself challenged by the mutability of everything that exists: not...
In five pages this report considers Socrates' belief that an individual's foremost responsibility is to the state. There are no o...
pious is to act like him, and not tolerate any ill act. Socrates wants more detail. Euthyphro says that what pleases the gods is ...
In this paper of fifteen pages it is Plato that is accused of treason in this new version of 'Apology' and must defend himself aga...
In ten pages this paper examines the debate on affirmative action from the viewpoint of Platonic philosophy. There are 6 sources ...
In three pages this paper considers whether or not learning is new information or simply recollection of past experience according...