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Essays 301 - 330
"Metamorphoses" and Socrates "Apology". While "Apology" is Platos account of Socrates trial and ultimate death it is also...
Naucratis in Egypt there dwell one of the old gods of the country, the god to whom the bird called Ibis is sacred, his own name be...
the topic of education. He says, "Next, said I, compare our nature in respect of education and its lack to such an experience as t...
higher than those with iron. Plato argued that this deception was necessary in order to maintain a stable society, and we ca...
are the destroyer; and are doing what only a miserable slave would do, running away and turning your back upon the compacts and ag...
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...
wiser (21a). This news confused Socrates greatly as he realized that he was not particularly wise. He, therefore, set out to find ...
Platonic love reflects the deepest love possible between two people, in that it does not abide by the notions of restriction, jeal...
"...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...
without knowing that something solid existed humanity would not see or comprehend anything but shadows. When shown that the world ...
is great interest. Plato looks at all of these things in his book The Republic. In Book I, justice is discussed and it is deemed ...
academy the first university of its type, he was able to influence minds of the next generation and proliferate his ideas and meth...
cast them as slaves of the elite. This action of stripping an individuals inherent rights as a human being can be nothing other t...
The most important characteristics of Platos concept of human nature revolve around freedom of will and ones existence. People ha...
In five pages this paper compares the views expressed by these authors regarding women's role and the infinite nature of love. Fi...
In three pages this paper considers whether or not learning is new information or simply recollection of past experience according...
In six pages this paper examines Socrates concept of love, then compares it with the contemporary interpretation before being inte...
In five pages Plato considers whether or not virtue is a concept that can be taught in Protagoras and Meno. Twelve sources are ci...
In 5 pages the roots of justice are exposed in these respecitve works in which an imaginary dialogue between Moses, Mohammed, and ...
This narrative essay consisting of five pages rewrites the Apology of Plato and features Socrates' arguing to have his life spared...
In five pages this report considers Socrates' belief that an individual's foremost responsibility is to the state. There are no o...
In this paper of fifteen pages it is Plato that is accused of treason in this new version of 'Apology' and must defend himself aga...
In ten pages this paper examines the debate on affirmative action from the viewpoint of Platonic philosophy. There are 6 sources ...
(he disguised himself as a woman and attended rites which only women could witness). Socrates is being held responsible for the i...
In five pages the theme of love is considered within the context of these authors and their tales. Three sources are cited in the...
threatening. Instead of turning the anger they felt inward, they unleashed their fury outward onto Socrates, a convenient scapego...
In five pages this paper examines how individual strength increases as a result of security disturbance according to the writings ...
texts The Republic and Crito, Plato learned his lessons well. In both works, Plato theorizes what justice is through deductive re...
in the Peloponnesian War, which ended in a resounding defeat for Athens in 404 B.C. (Levinson ix-x). While it can be assumed that...