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

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

In eight pages this paper examines Mahatma Gandhi's life in an application of Aristotle's 'good life' concepts. Two sources are c...

In nine pages this paper discusses how man's best life can be best pursued, concepts of good and evil, and divine knowledge accord...

and we would be thinking about the idea of "why" something is the way it is. Another way to look at the thoughts of Aristotle is t...

In five pages this paper examines a hypothetical contemporary dialogue between these 3 philosophers on how daily life features vir...

distance. In some way one can compare this to how humans contemplate form. It is not easy. If one stretches the allegory and sees ...

would lead to an early death, he said, "... a man who is good for anything ought not to calculate the chance of living or dying; h...

distinguishes between the activities of the practical and intellectual virtues, with the activities of political virtue having a s...

In six pages this paper analyzes the contention of Socrates that an 'unexamined life is not worth living' as this view is represen...

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

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...

The ancient Greek arche concept is compared with Plato's soul concept in an argument that contends Plato's conflict resolution of ...

nations, and they did not attract the attention of the gods. In the past few centuries, on the other hand, we have ample examples...

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...

the audience; and finally, it must be complex (McManus, 1999). Complex here means the plot contains a "reversal of intention (peri...

("Introduction"). An example of this might be the concept of the senseless murder. Some suggest that this is an oxymoron. After al...

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

(2002) argument is based on his experiences as first a federal prosecutor, then a trial judge, and finally a California Superior C...

This essay pertain to the way Plato and Nietzsche perceived the character and philosophy of Socrates. Seven pages in length, five ...

of fire (The New York Times, 2008). He lived during the late fifth century BC (The New York Times, 2008). The Eleatic school for i...

In twenty five pages this paper examines the philosophies of Aristotle, Socrates, and Plato as they influenced the origins of the...

he did not know the true cause of an action he would readily admit to not knowing. This should not be mistaken however for a will...

Since approximately 700 B. C., astronomy had a great deal to do with keeping time (PG). Natural periods of time were generated th...

In six pages this paper contrasts and compares these differing views on Socrates' trial for political subversion and execution. T...

Brian Vickers portrays Plato as an intellectual Odysseus, stealthily stealing the rhetorical arsenal of the sophists and using it ...

right or correct, or is there something about that action itself that God recognizes, and for this reason declares the action corr...

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 grieving process is discussed in terms of the Bible and scripture views regarding death and eternal life in the ...

In five pages this paper examines Socrates' arguments regarding capital punishment and the sophist foundation that cements them....