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84). However, Socrates is willing to concede that an individual can desire an evil thing if he mistakenly first evaluates it as go...

motives of ambition -- it has no name in common use that I know of; let us call it timarchy or timocracy -- and then go on to ol...

works into three central periods: namely, early, middle and late and the Republic is generally regarded as a middle period work (W...

essential to the happiness of a man - having something worth living for is as important as having something worth dying for (Bloom...

of the same) is "reason" rather than the self-conscious "I." One may then extend the concept from ethical ideas to morality, whic...

wrong; morality points to proper behavior that serves social needs. A number of philosophers have contributed to the debate which...

wine and pleasure, and rejecting the cold and structured nature of Apollonian society. For them, to be human is to follow ones bas...

his argument to the priestess who taught him mysteries in his youth, Diotima of Mantinea. Attributing his words to Diotima, Socrat...

they know was agreed upon in full assembly; and should it be decided that this is not so, the poor have discovered a hundred excus...

offer a profusion of pleasures... injustice pays better than justice" (364b). Next, Socrates appeared to shift gears and direct t...

societys goods (Platos Political Theory, 2002). They were satisfied with their lives and held back from being passionate natured ...

However, Allen also makes the point that Platos attitude was at least partially due to his respect and fear of the powers of art o...

things that are not concrete, but ideas. This type of thinking, the student could state, however, really puts a hold on empirical ...

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

(Garrett(1)). In addition these gods possess many human traits such as jealousy and envy. As Garrett(1) states, "These gods, mo...

it comes to knowledge leads one to believe that people are much more likely to act out in such a manner that is motivated only by ...

the notion of justice. This was essentially defined as doing the right thing. We note that one of the characters in the Republic i...

outwardly did not follow -- was intended to represent a well-oiled machine that prospered for all parties involved. What Pl...

In four pages this paper examines how beauty and love were conceptualized by Socrates as portrayed in Symposium by Plato through i...

between the citizen and the government? Throughout the ages many great men have spouted views on politics regarding the role of ...

In six pages this report contrasts and compares the views of Thomas Aquinas, Aristotle, and Plato on economic growth in terms of h...

In five pages this paper discusses the symbolism in an analysis of the Allegory of the Cave analogy of Plato. There are no other ...

In seven pages this paper considers how social isolation is represented in Philoctetes by Sophocles, Apology by Plato, and Night b...

In 6 pages this paper critically analyzes Socrates argument regarding justice in this text and the use of logical deduction by Pla...

In five pages this paper examines the philosophies of Rene Descartes and Plato in a consideration of the mind and the soul, which ...

In seven pages the views of Plato, Thomas Aquinas, and Thomas Hobbes are compared and contrasted in a consideration of whether or ...

In five pages The Republic is used to examine how Plato reveals what constitutes a perfect city in his view. There are no other s...

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

and the things within it as mere shadows or reflections of a separate world of independently existing, eternal, and unchanging ent...

the right trends to follow and being in the right place at the right time. Platos Vision Platos vision of reality presents the c...