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Theme of Pleasure in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, Plato's The Republic, and Thomas More's Utopia

negative aspect to this competition, or that they would sabotage one anothers efforts out of jealousy....

Comparing Plato's Crito with Ibsen's Torvald

Tovald must deal with those of his subordinates. Despite his law background, he is employed as a bank manager and has a number of...

Meno and Plato's Arguments

they have experienced the fact that the truth simply is and is not an "issue" or understanding that can be discovered. "Meno" As ...

Prisoners Analyzed in Plato's 'Allegory of the Cave' in The Republic

In five pages an analysis evaluates the accuracy of Socrates' description of the cave's prisoners as 'like ourselves.' There are ...

Forms, Justice, and Plato's Philosophy

texts The Republic and Crito, Plato learned his lessons well. In both works, Plato theorizes what justice is through deductive re...

Comparative Analysis of Plato's Apology and I.F. Stone's The Trial of Socrates

threatening. Instead of turning the anger they felt inward, they unleashed their fury outward onto Socrates, a convenient scapego...

Questions Regarding Plato's Dialogues Symposium and Phaedo

thought and action. There are times, however, when vice distracts these efforts and renders man vulnerable to a less ethical exis...

Notion of Love or Precis in Plato's Arguments Presented in Phaedrus and Symposium

who, even for women, is feminine perforce" (Hoff, 1997, p. 215). Indeed, Platos Symposium exemplifies the need for virtue w...

Application of Plato's Metaphysical Tradition

In ten pages this paper applies the metaphysical tradition to an analysis of Existentialism and Basic Writings by Friedrich Nietzs...

Book 4 of Plato's Republic, 'Justice of the City'

what it is that you "can do," and then doing that for the good of the group - in this case the city. The unification of the virtu...

3 Thought Levels in Plato's Republic and Dante's Inferno

In five pages this paper discusses the connection between man's sins and the soul in this analysis of three levels of thought repr...

Investigating and Defending Plato's Theory of Forms

In five pages this research paper analyzes the theory of forms developed by Plato and then provides a defense of the philosopher's...

Plato's Life and Philosophical Dialogues

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...

Affirmative Action and Plato's Philosophies

In ten pages this paper examines the debate on affirmative action from the viewpoint of Platonic philosophy. There are 6 sources ...

Plato's 'Symposium' and Dante's 'Inferno'

In five pages the theme of love is considered within the context of these authors and their tales. Three sources are cited in the...

Love's Infinity in D'Aragona's Dialogue and Plato's Symposium

In five pages this paper compares the views expressed by these authors regarding women's role and the infinite nature of love. Fi...

The Old Testiment, the Koran and Plato's Republic on 'Justice'

In 5 pages the roots of justice are exposed in these respecitve works in which an imaginary dialogue between Moses, Mohammed, and ...

Analysis of Relativism vs. Absolutism

In ten pages this research paper discusses the philosophical arguments of Jean Paul Sartre, William James, Michel de Montaigne, Th...

Summaries of Plato's Dialogues Phaedo, Crito, Apology, and Euthyphro

pious is to act like him, and not tolerate any ill act. Socrates wants more detail. Euthyphro says that what pleases the gods is ...

Defending Plato's 'Republic' with a New 'Apology'

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...

Defense of Socrates in Plato's Apology

(he disguised himself as a woman and attended rites which only women could witness). Socrates is being held responsible for the i...

Virtue in Plato's Protagoras and Meno

In five pages Plato considers whether or not virtue is a concept that can be taught in Protagoras and Meno. Twelve sources are ci...

Plato's Symposium and Euripides' Hippolytus on Eros or Love

In six pages this paper examines the Greek concept of eros or love as it is portrayed in these works by Plato and Hippolytus with ...

Plato's Apology and a Pro Life Argument of Socrates

This narrative essay consisting of five pages rewrites the Apology of Plato and features Socrates' arguing to have his life spared...

Contemporary Concept of Love Compared with Socrates' Idea Expressed in Plato's Symposium

In six pages this paper examines Socrates concept of love, then compares it with the contemporary interpretation before being inte...

Plato's Laws

of law as it has manifest in the place of which he writes about. There is some action in this work. Yet, what the action is compr...

The Persuasiveness of Socrates in Plato's Apology

so that his assets could be pro-created and he could be put to death. Will Socrates did refuse the request, he simply went home ra...

What is Plato's Republic Really About?

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 ...

Plato’s Cave and Sartre

without knowing that something solid existed humanity would not see or comprehend anything but shadows. When shown that the world ...

Plato's "Gorgias" - Positions Of Socrates And Callicles

cast them as slaves of the elite. This action of stripping an individuals inherent rights as a human being can be nothing other t...