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fundamental importance in the Republic of the metaphor of descent and its connection to the two great themes of birth and death, a...

means. The function of justice is to improve human nature, which is inherently constructive. Therefore, at a minimum, justice i...

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

a familiar kind of Socratic dialogue about justice, just as the Euthyphro is about piety and the Meno is about virtue. The Republi...

as a teacher, is to free his students from the cave and metaphorically drag them into the sunlight. The selection from Phaedo reco...

as the Socratic dialogue that in many ways can be compared to todays constructivist approach to education in which he "drew forth ...

at once managed for himself to become one of the envoys to the king ; upon arrival, having seduced his wife, with her help, he lai...

good gifts to their friends and family but often do not have the expenses which would allow them to do so. However, people may use...

self-destruction. Socrates proposes many people in the simple city would not be satisfied forever with a simple way of life (Pla...

In five pages this essay contrasts and compares the views on forms held by Plato as critiqued by Aristotle with references made to...

front panel." Kozierok (2001) also explains that the term "external drive bay" is a "bit of a misnomer" in that the term ex...

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

to be transcendent elements sent to teach important lessons turns out to be nothing more than images cast from puppets whose shado...

with sickness, or the pilot who helps friends against "the perils of the sea" (Plato Book I). He then inquires into "what sort of ...

reaching true conclusions and therefore may use their knowledge of language and logic to confuse the average person on the issues ...

between the citizens. Taken together, the guardians are people who are skilled in governing certain areas. However, these two type...

how ones intellect cannot be considered a gender. In other words, intelligence is intelligence regardless of where it is housed. ...

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 lyrics in modern songs, and in essence, the poets of today are Eminem and Jay Zee and Beyonce. Lyrics to emanate from these ar...

is no realistic political system, for it takes considerably more than one mans word to impart a true sense of unity. "Thus, for y...

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

In seven pages the cave allegory featured in Plato's Republic is applied to contemporary U.S. political leadership. Four sources ...

In a type of author/character debate, Plato explores the premises of his theory by having Socrates debate them. Plato theorized ...

soul, as imaged by Plato, is made up of the qualities of reason, spirit and desire or appetite (Honderich, et al, 1995). The "reas...

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

This paper compares and contrasts Machiavelli's The Prince and Plato's Republic. This eight page paper has seven sources listed in...

prisoners were suddenly unshackled and forced to turn around and face the fire. To begin with, he would be blinded by its brillian...

In five pages Kaku's theory of the universe is compared and contrasted with Plato's cave allegory that is featured in Book VII of ...

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

for an impartial judge; one who would not be swayed by public opinion and "hype" to pre-judge the tyrant. With themselves a...