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

idea creates a "binary logic," in which evil is conceptualized as an "entity, a quality that is inherent in some people and not in...

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

In eight pages this paper examines the contemporary government relevance of Socrates' views as portrayed in The Republic by Plato....

soul has two principal parts. The first part of this argument is that nature inevitably follows a cyclical pattern. All vegetatio...

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

In five pages this report argues that both Protagoras and Socrates' ideals are ascetic and hedonistic as presented in Plato's dial...

In five pages this paper discusses how Socrates' principles are presented in Plato's Protagoras and then provides a comparison wit...

only a satire of society and politics, it is also an example of ones examination of his life. Although this work is a satire, it ...

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

In a paper consisting of three pages Socrates' philosophy that men should always act justly is in stark contrast to Machiavelli's ...

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

In five pages this paper considers the purpose of Socrates' arguments as featured in three of Plato's dialogues. There are no oth...

In three pages this paper discusses Plato's Phaedo in terms of the mechanistic mind model and Socrates' arguments designed against...

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

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

brought against me, and with my earliest accusers, and then with the later ones" (Plato, 1961, 18b). First, Socrates has been acc...

so that his assets could be pro-created and he could be put to death. Will Socrates did refuse the request, he simply went home ra...

and ice creams sold in the summer, this looks at the trends rather than just the past performance. Regression analysis takes th...

interlocutor" which is consistent with the importance he places on self-knowledge as a way to attain good and happiness. Callicles...

own life? Not all philosophers would agree with the path he ultimately chose. First, it is important to keep in mind that practi...

under the just intention of abating evil and promoting good, 4. whether other means of rectification have been attempted and war ...

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

the sense of with aristocratic soul" (Nietzsche, 2002). This development occurred simultaneously with its polar opposite, by whic...

In five pages this paper analyzes Plato's Philebus in terms of the writing style and the philosopher's message. There are no othe...

In three pages this paper considers whether or not learning is new information or simply recollection of past experience according...

In seven pages this paper examines Plato's Phaedo and The Republic in terms of how it portrays the philosopher's perspectives on d...

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

interaction with the world, ourselves, and others. Our perceptual capacities are not fixed; they are not static or one-dimensiona...

In a paper that consists of eight pages Plato's interpretation of the soul and its parts are explored along with a discussion of t...