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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...

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

sometimes a culturally driven process. It is the product of the morals and ethics of the entities involved on both sides of the s...

still perhaps not arriving at solid answers when his friend tells him he has to leave. Socrates tells him, "Alas! my companion, an...

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

In five pages this research paper discusses what makes a 'just' community from John Dewey's standpoint that involves social freedo...

a social contract. In other words, how is it that man is born free but must obey the law? Locke was by no means a theorist who tho...

for diseases. The workers are constantly fatigued from the long hours, some rooms are too hot, others too cold, some dripping with...

Security; Governance Rule of Law & Human Rights; Infrastructure & Natural Resources; Education; Health; Agriculture & Rural Develo...

define it. Is it the ability to express ones opinion without fear of reprisals? Or is it the freedom to avoid expressing an opinio...

remains powerful and persistent because of its overwhelming influence upon the smaller but dominant upper class elite, those whose...

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

(Washington State University, 2004). Plato asserts that our perceptions are essentially "shadows" of real objects. In ot...

the same group-oriented goals" (Durkheims anomie). However, when societies become more complex, work also becomes more complex; pe...

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...

5 pages and 1 source used. This paper provides an overview of the central theme of Frederick Douglass' Narrative in the Life of F...

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

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...

Clouds by Aristophanes. Reasonably, Socrates points out that the character in the play speaks nonsense and should not be confused...

single location" (Francis Lowell, 2001). Contemporary commentary on the way in which Lowells first factory seemed to spring up ov...

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

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

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

burned an American flag, so although he did not literally speak, his act is still a form of protest. The facts are these: during t...

issue. The extreme range of emotions that are involved in the debate concerning abortion can be difficult for the woman in a situ...

This paper provides an in-depth examination of the correlation between economic and political freedom and the modern democratic ch...

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

than to go the same direction as everyone else. As such, the student may want to add, it is one of my greatest and...

gory detail, down to the whippings, punishments and general mind control games that overseers regularly played with their slaves. ...

In six pages this paper examines the differences between public and private social issues according to C.W. Mills in this history ...