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what was passing in the world around them, to the realm of re-presentative intellect. An external phenomenon is thus translated i...

can one know what is beautiful or what is ugly? There must be some sort of shared experience. Plato uses a cave allegory--somethi...

and with that has come an interest in spirituality itself, outside of any religious context. It is this search for a truth that m...

like Hades and the underworld; Tiresias the blind seer; and other references to death and dying (Plato). They decide they have to...

off than those who remain in the cave. Before delving into an analysis, it pays to explore the allegory as laid out by Plato. Wh...

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

the physical in a dramatic and practical way. While Aristotle saw the heart as just a physical organ, he had an idea that seemed t...

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...

knew nothing and was far from wise, he sets upon a course of action to find someone wiser than himself to offer to the Oracle as r...

pleas, Socrates will not hear of any escape plans. He points out that, even though the sentence was unjust, it was perfectly legal...

if he has acquired the knowledge he could not have acquired it in this life, unless he has been taught geometry; for he may be mad...

has many flaws. There is question as to whether or not the method really gets to the truth at all. In fact, one has to wonder whet...

most part. He was clearly setting himself up as some sort of martyr or individual who would ultimately bring about change to the s...

she proved to me as I proved to him that, by my own showing, Love was neither fair nor good. " Here, the idea that love is powerfu...

like knowledge itself, is secure. Indeed, according to Plato correct opinion is a guide to knowledge. To be correct, opinions th...

In five pages this report examines the qualities of being human in terms of being and becoming in the individual and incorporates ...

In eight pages this paper defends Plato's assertion regarding the immortality of the human soul with references made to his text P...

of human thinking and an awareness of what constitutes the basics of human nature. Their lessons and attitudes are still relevant ...

In five pages the way in which Aristotle perceived the golden mean as described in Politics is discussed and also compared with Th...

it is not necessary that everybody feel compelled or obligated to do so. Moral Communitarianism The philosophy and scholarship of...

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

The role of critical thinking in American society has taken on greater importance in the 21st century. This paper relates the conc...

In five pages this paper examines four of Plato's dialogues in order to provide answers to various questions. There are no other ...

In 5 pages this paper discusses how leadership and education can have implications for the state in a consideration of Plato's fam...

In eleven pages this paper compares how advertising uses music with Plato's music utilization theory. Eleven sources are cited in...

In five pages analogy is defined and then related to these two philosophers as they are used in Rousseau's The Social Contract and...

would Hobbes be accepted in todays world? Would he fit in at all? These and other questions loom large. Still, each in their own w...

In six pages good and evil are examined along with Plato's assertion that evil is not knowingly committed by man. There are no ot...

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

tone and character with the description of Xenophon, who says in the Memorabilia that Socrates might have been acquitted if in any...