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    of democracy experienced by Plato. Furthermore‚ I will argue that the critique is still applicable in a modern context by presenting various problems that modern democratic models pose for the critique and then demonstrating how Plato’s argument can overcome them. In order to clearly understand why Plato finds democracy so objectionable it is necessary to understand how democracy worked in an Ancient Greek context. One of the main characteristics of this early democracy was its

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    Plato (/ˈpleɪtoʊ/;[1] Greek: Πλάτων‚ Plátōn‚ "broad";[2] 428/427 or 424/423 BCE[a] – 348/347 BCE) was a philosopher‚ as well as mathematician‚ in Classical Greece‚ and an influential figure in philosophy‚ central in Western philosophy. He was Socrates’ student‚ and founded the Academy in Athens‚ the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Along with Socrates and his most famous student‚ Aristotle‚ Plato helped to lay the foundations of Western philosophy and science.[3] Alfred

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    Tearra Daniel Philosophy 1030 Plato 2/20/2013 Plato was a well-known wrestler‚ and the name by which we know him today was his ring name. Plato means broad or flat: presumably in this case the former meaning‚ referring to his shoulder. At his birth in 429 B.C. Plato was given the name Aristocles. He was born in Athens‚ or on the island of Aegina‚ which lies just twelve miles offshores from Athens in the Saronic Gulf. Plato was born into one of the great political families of Athens. His

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    Assess the contribution and achievement of Plato as a critic. Plato was the first philosopher-scholar who gave a formal and systematic shape to criticism. It is believed that he started his career as a poet but soon after his meeting with Socrates‚ he destroyed his poems and dramas and began to take active interest in philosophy and politics. But he was not a professed critic of literature and his critical observations are not embodied in any single work. His chief ideas are contained in the Dialogues

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    topic in political philosophy‚ but Plato also has his characters explore issues in  philosophical cosmology‚  philosophical theology‚  philosophical anthropology‚  ethics‚  aesthetics‚ and  epistemology. The parts of the Republic that are contained in our text (pp. 107-123) focus on Plato’s idea (ideal?) of the Philosopher Ruler. According to Plato‚  the best possible political system (state)  will be ruled (governed)  by PHILOSOPHERS! (Is he kidding?) Our reading

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    Plato‚ student of Socrates‚ and Aristotle‚ student of Plato‚ two of the most influential philosophers to have ever walked the earth‚ take two completely different approaches whilst talking about the formation of city states and epistemology itself. Plato primarily defined the nature of things in theoretical terms through metaphysics‚ in contrast to actual terms. Thus by looking to the ’higher forms’ he aimed to explain the function of existing knowledge and understandings in the search for the ’absolute

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    EDUCATION PROJECT IN ENGLISH SUBMITTED BY: ALLAN ALAURIN (BTTE-STUDENT) SUBMITTED TO: LISA PACLA (ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR) WALLIS SIMPSON RELATION TO KING EDWARD VIII Wallis Simpson she allegedly became the mistress of David the eldest son of king George V and later became (King Edward VII).Two years later‚ after Edward’s accession as king‚ Wallis divorced her second husband in preparation to marry Edward. The King’s desire to marry a woman who had two living ex-husbands threatened to cause a constitutional

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    Even today‚ people admire the ideas of Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle. Their teachings are at the root of modern philosophy and science. Alfred Whitehead is quoted as saying: “The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.” If you really know how to read Plato‚ the truth behind this statement is easy to see. Nearly every great philosophical idea was discussed by Plato to some extent. The best way to put it is the way

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    an expression of character whereby the poet (using dialogue) and the actor (in a dramatic presentation) imitate a character. Furthermore‚ where that imitated character has undesirable traits‚ the imitation is to be avoided. And later‚ in Book X‚ Plato claims that most poetry of necessity contains evil men (in order to produce interest and pleasure)‚ and this too forms a basis for a wide-ranging condemnation of poetry. That imitation has harmful effects is a complex matter; Plato’s argument rests

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