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Plato and Eternity

he make it eternal anyway? Many people think of the universe as something that was eternal in the first place, irrespective of wha...

The Myth of Er and Scipio's Dream as They Relate to American Society

not go to reincarnation necessarily, but rather to the idea that death does not end life. On the other hand, New Ageism, Buddhism,...

Public Administration Evolution

be studied scientifically in order to derive the most rational, economic and efficient means of administering policy. The form is...

Looking at Empiricism and Rationalism

also believed in one realm. Spinoza writes: "By God, I mean a Being absolutely infinite -- that is, a substance consisting in inf...

Modern Leadership and Classic Political Theory

as well as the people. When one views the former President of the United States, Bill Clinton, for example, one hardly thinks ab...

Abortion and Morality

Introduction The issues surrounding abortion are complex to say the least. People are polarized on the issue...

Analyzing Crito, Euthyphro, and Apology by Plato

around, arousing them and persuading them. He illustrates how people are often irritated by him because they feel they have been r...

Knowledge, Sensation, Plato and Rene Descartes

also supported what was known as the Theory of Ideas, which mainly stated that archetypal ideas (which rest in the universal)(Plan...

Ancient Philosophers on Democracy

for, but for which there were certainly problems. People too easily give up on it. In his work entitled The History of the Pelopon...

Content and Meaning of Phaedrus by Plato

Lysias topic is love, which in the ancient Greek world referred to the love of a man for another man. Homosexuality was practiced...

Philosophy and Metaphysics

human nature is bound by the weakness of mans character? In short, Platos (1979) freed prisoner is himself, the cave reflects the...

Educational Process, Subject Matter, and Experience According to John Dewey and Plato

qualities in the face of conflict or challenge. "Deliberate effort and the taking of thoughtful pains are required...Education, a...

Nursing and Knowledge

led to alter his position. The old philosophers gave much attention to the issue of knowledge and epistemology. Aristotle ...

Aristotle and Plato Critiquing Education

as people do want to know things and understand (1995). Both theorists do view education as important and place a particular empha...

Democracy Critiqued by Plato

a democracy. Plato contended that it would be impossible within a democracy to have the kind of harmony and societal unit...

Politics and Ethics

who will eventually hold office and decide what to pursue in respect to issues like abortion, stem cell research and capital punis...

Morality and Whether Or Not It Can Exist Without God

God wills at any particular moment." To this proposition, Nielsen poses three questions: 1. Is being willed by God the, or even a,...

Inductive and Metaphysical Skepticism and Meeting Their Challenges

and balances helps to equalize what man truly knows and that which he thinks he knows - the very foundation for identifying weakne...

Aristotle and Plato on the Soul

human being for a short span of time. The cave allegory is quite well known and has been used by many to interpret Platos philosop...

Position Argument Structuring

Ulman, 2005, PG). In order to construct a successful argument for a particular position, therefore, one has to first amass th...

Politics and Imaginary Dialogues

In ten pages this tutorial paper imagines a lively dialogue between political philosophers including St. Thomas Aquinas, Aristotle...

Bacon and Plato - An Analysis

In a paper of thirteen pages, the writer looks at classical texts by Francis Bacon and Plato. The allegory of the cave and the fou...

Nietzsche and Plato, Views on Socrates

This essay pertain to the way Plato and Nietzsche perceived the character and philosophy of Socrates. Seven pages in length, five ...

NDEs and Religious Ministers

Near-death experiences (NDE) have been reported since ancient times. Even Plato reported one. In recent decades, there have been t...

Knowledge as Conceptualized by Philosophers

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 ...

Political Theory and Power

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

Art According to Plato and Aristotle

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...

Plato, Homer, and Gods

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

Comparative Analysis of Virtue and Vice

top the list. The Catholic Church is often quoted as having said, "Give me a child until he is seven and he will always be Catholi...