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    Plato: "The Good"

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    “The Good” Plato Midterm Paper Plato was one of the most prominent Greek philosophers‚ influencing the very core of philosophy for years to come. His early analysis of society and its values began the quest for answers to questions of existence and awareness. In “The Republic‚” Plato explains the concept of Forms and Ideas while also inquiring on both justice within a person and what exactly makes a person ‘just.’ Plato argued that the human soul innately searched for the Form of Good which could

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    Plato and the Matrix

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    of human’s limitations in knowledge. According to Andy Clark‚ Philosopher and Cognitive scientist‚ “The Matrix” forces its audience to “ask questions about what the actual limits and bounds of our own behavior are.” “The Matrix” manifests these limitations not only in the characters’ acquisition of knowledge‚ but also of their ability to break physical limitations that the captive humans are still subjected to. Just as Neo

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    Irony of Plato

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    stop a great philosopherPlato‚ to describe democracy exactly with one of these terms: “Democracy … is a charming form of government‚ full of variety and disorder; and dispersing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike” (Plato 214). The underlining message of the quoted sentence leads one to believe Plato employed the adjective – charming – with a great degree of sarcasm. The philosopher states that democracy brings instability to a state which is governed by the many. Plato is also voicing

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    Plato Essay

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    10/19/13 Plato: Certainty and Human Nature Plato was born in 427 BCE in Athens‚ Greece. He devoted his life to philosophy after the death of his mentor‚ Socrates at the hands of the Athenian court. He‚ most notably‚ was the first philosopher to develop ideas of human nature‚ knowledge‚ and metaphysics‚ and argued for the existence of the soul. Furthermore‚ he believed that there was distinction between changing physical objects and the unchanging‚ perfect ideals of the mind‚ and that the mortal

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    Plato

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    THE REPUBLIC PLATO CONTENTS I Of Wealth‚ Justice‚ Moderation‚ and their Opposites II The Individual‚ the State‚ and Education III The Arts in Education IV Wealth‚ Poverty‚ and Virtue V On Matrimony and Philosophy VI The Philosophy of Government VII On Shadows and Realities in Education VIII Four Forms of Government IX On Wrong or Right Government‚ and the Pleasures of Each X The Recompense of Life BOOK I OF WEALTH‚ JUSTICE‚ MODERATION‚ AND THEIR OPPOSITES Persons of the Dialogue SOCRATES

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    Plato on Justice

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    Plato’s interpretation of justice as seen in ‘The Republic’ is a vastly different one when compared to what we and even the philosophers of his own time are accustomed to. Plato would say justice is the act of carrying out one’s duties as he is fitted with. Moreover‚ if one’s duties require one to lie or commit something else that is not traditionally viewed along with justice; that too is considered just by Plato’s accounts in ‘The Republic.’ I believe Plato’s account of justice‚ and his likely

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    Plato and Confucius

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    between Confucius and Plato. Both taught through means of dialogue‚ and both expressed reticence to provide direct definitions. Both advocated contemplation and education as the means for moral attainment‚ and both sought to balance contemplation with service. Both sought to apply their moral theory to public office (though both failed). And while Plato espoused the ‘heavenly’ forms‚ Confucius espoused the ‘Decree of Heaven.’ Moreover‚ Plato advocated the life of the philosopher‚ even as Confucius advocated

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    Plato and Socrates

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    Plato and Socrates Classical Greece in the 4th and 5th centuries BC was a period in which some of history’s greatest philosophers lived. The relationship between Plato‚ and his mentor Socrates was‚ for Plato‚ one of reverence. Plato viewed his teacher as an inspiration and as a philosophical model to emulate. Plato was a student of Socrates. Plato is the main eye-witness source for the life of Socrates and we know from his account of Socrates’ trial that Plato was a student at the time. Socrates

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    Plato and Aristotle

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    Plato and Aristotle Plato and Aristotle were two philosophers who made an impact on philosophy as we know it as today. Plato is thought of as the first political philosopher and Aristotle as the first metaphysical philosopher. They were both great intellectuals in regards to being the first of the great western philosophers. Plato and Aristotle each had ideas in how to better life by improving the societies in which they were part of during their lives. The views of Plato and Aristotle look different

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    Pre-Socratic Philosopher

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    Individual Short Essay: Pre-Socratic Philosopher James Dean Johnson PHI/105 March 16‚ 2014 Michael Giacchino Pre-Socratic Philosophers PHI/105 March 16th‚ 2014 James Dean Johnson The primary motivation of philosophers in the Pre-Socratic era was to bring knowledge and a since of reason to the world‚ despite the repercussions it brought to their personal lives such as how they were viewed by the religious orders and governing bodies of the communities in which

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