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the immortal soul so that man can survive (PG). The mortal and the immortal soul were each housed in different areas in the body (...

it is not necessary that everybody feel compelled or obligated to do so. Moral Communitarianism The philosophy and scholarship of...

This 7 page paper explores three different philosophical concents: the design theory, Kant's theories of knowledge and Plato's ide...

In five pages this paper discusses how human standards can be lived up to in a consideration of the Old Testament's unrighteousnes...

In eleven pages this paper compares how advertising uses music with Plato's music utilization theory. Eleven sources are cited in...

for the student of psychology to develop a well-rounded and complete understanding of the discipline, it is necessary to study bot...

is clear that each of them has some wish in his mind that he cant articulate; instead, like an oracle, he half-grasps what he want...

would be literally nothing but the shadows of the images" (Plato, 1969. p. 409). He then likens the philosopher to a prisoner who ...

This essay pertains to Plato's perception of rhetoric and the role of eros, as indicated by his texts Gorgias and Phaedrus. Five p...

This essay focuses on Plato's use of dialogue in his "Apology" and "Crito," and Augustine's use of the monologue in his "Confessio...

of his text The Republic, Plato presents one of Western civilizations most accurate conceptualizations of the tremendous influence...

In a paper of six pages, the writer looks at Plato's theories of Forms. Parmenides' views on change provide a counterpoint. Paper ...

in order to insure passage to the underworld. The Underworld in this mythology was not a particularly happy place; it was a gloomy...

truly understand Gods word: "I ask Thee, my God: pardon my sins, and as Thou didst grant to Thy servant to speak those words, gran...

possible fat man in that doorway; and again, the possible bald man in that doorway. Are they the same possible men, or two possibl...

what was passing in the world around them, to the realm of re-presentative intellect. An external phenomenon is thus translated i...

and with that has come an interest in spirituality itself, outside of any religious context. It is this search for a truth that m...

can one know what is beautiful or what is ugly? There must be some sort of shared experience. Plato uses a cave allegory--somethi...

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

This paper examines how philosophers David Hume, Plato, and Rene Descartes define knowledge in three pages with the cave allegory ...

noble. Socrates was doing the right thing. Today, as people wrestle with unjust rules and laws, there are some who simply follow ...

the physical in a dramatic and practical way. While Aristotle saw the heart as just a physical organ, he had an idea that seemed t...

if he has acquired the knowledge he could not have acquired it in this life, unless he has been taught geometry; for he may be mad...

like knowledge itself, is secure. Indeed, according to Plato correct opinion is a guide to knowledge. To be correct, opinions th...

off than those who remain in the cave. Before delving into an analysis, it pays to explore the allegory as laid out by Plato. Wh...

she proved to me as I proved to him that, by my own showing, Love was neither fair nor good. " Here, the idea that love is powerfu...

thought that the Theory of Forms was useless when it came to explaining the material world "because the connection between the two...

most part. He was clearly setting himself up as some sort of martyr or individual who would ultimately bring about change to the s...

the preexistence of the soul, and the separate existence of forms work together or not? Thats a lot of questions to tackle, and to...

In a paper consisting of three pages it is contemplated what Russell's reaction to Plato's efforts to account for nature of realit...