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philosophical thought begs to differ. In the pre-Plato period, for example, the prevailing belief was that pleasure was immediate ...

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

cast them as slaves of the elite. This action of stripping an individuals inherent rights as a human being can be nothing other t...

in thought - that is, the faculty of saying what is possible and pertinent in given circumstances" (Aristotle). The fourth element...

people must strive for a knowledge that only comes from being true to ones own choice. According to Plato, men and women both hav...

wiser (21a). This news confused Socrates greatly as he realized that he was not particularly wise. He, therefore, set out to find ...

humans cannot readily draw on the human collective conscious, or the knowledge that exists in the universe, they had a glimpse of ...

in membership in many different kinds of social and civil organizations over the last two generations (Putnam, 1995). The decline ...

academy the first university of its type, he was able to influence minds of the next generation and proliferate his ideas and meth...

could only have known him in his last years (Nails, 2005). One finds in any of theses authors reports inconsistencies and contradi...

extant of the distinctive grey geometric ware produced in Crete during this period. Towards...

In 5 pages this paper argues that the so-called Scottish Enlightenment was neither Scottish nor particularly enlightened with Ferg...

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

In three pages philosophers Hume, Descartes, and Aristotle are applied to the concepts of man's nature, the existence of God, and ...

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...

"...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...

possible. Additionally, the right people also must be in the right positions so that they want to remain where they are, growing ...

This essay pertains to The Cave by Jose Saramago and presents the interpretation that the author stresses the similarities between...

illustrates his stance which is that people, even if they are lacking, do not have the right to coerce the wealthy. Thus, if someo...

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

much as they are in todays society. Therefore, the philosophies and laws created chaos, but democracy was enjoyed as a fact of ex...

support for the notion that people must obey the laws of the place in which they are born. How is this accomplished? Aristotle d...

In a report that consists of five pages the notion that Aristotle considered social ethics and moral values separate is examined. ...

In five pages this paper examines the philosophies of Rand, Mills, Kant, Aristotle, and Socrates in a consideration whether or not...

In ten pages various philosophical methods are applied to the Monica Lewinsky scandal in terms of what might offer the best instru...

fact that they were poets made them think that they had a perfect understanding of all other subjects, of which they were totally ...

In five pages this essay examines the mind and soul dichotomy as conceptualized by Socrates and represented by Plato in Apology an...

In five pages justice is defined by Adeimentus, Glaucon, and Thrasymachus and then a response is offered by Socrates in The Republ...

in fact more beneficial than justice and that the role of a good leader is to recognize when it is necessary to take action that a...