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"I easily understand that, if some body exists, with which my mind is so conjoined and united as to be able, as it were, to consid...

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

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

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

have merit, they are essentially inapplicable to our contemporary concerns regarding knowledge. In other words, while knowledge m...

by, at least, a millennium. For them, they are merely being "realistic" and that such realism can serve as a basis for a social or...

In order to effectively answer this, they decide on the necessity for an impartial judge who could not be made to choose a biased ...

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

the affirmative to that and other questions. Later on Socrates will ask: "And, in your opinion, do those who think that they will ...

divine perfection, but in more human terms as a willingness to learn from ones mistakes. Human beings are not gods; they are flaw...

moved; how quickly each shipment is needed; and what types of infrastructure exists in remote locations throughout the world. Eac...

In five pages this report examines the similarities that exist between past and present world conflicts. Three sources are cited ...

In eight pages the philosophies of these great ancient Greek thinkers on these topics are examined with terms including peitho, ag...

In five pages this argumentative essay employs these philosophical writings in support of the notion that the worst type of govern...

In five pages this paper considers the text's structure and also discusses how the war is presented in terms of the primary themes...

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

In a paper consisting of 10 pages the ways in which Thucydides depicted Sparta and Athens in terms of their cultural and social sy...

In five pages this paper discusses the issue of the weak being subjugated by the strong that is presented in this ancient historic...

role in this respect. Plato held that the key agent in any sort of behavior but especially ethical or moral behavior (or lack of t...

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

from the fact that I realized that I knew nothing. A man of my era named Chaerephon once asked the Oracle at Delphi is there w...

Plato's Apology and Aristotle's Poetics are both considered masterpieces of ancient Greek philosophy. This report compares the two...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

Kamath (2007) goes through all the possible outcomes regarding this dilemma. He explains that if the operation goes forth, there a...

This paper points out that cultures can change in unexpected ways just because of our adoption of some seemingly harmless material...