in almost all of the branches of philosophy. The central theme in the book seems to be the nature of justice‚ a 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
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PLATO ON TRADITION AND BELIEF. 1.Socrates gets Laches to agree to a new definition of courage by arguing that not all cases of courage are a sort of endurance.He asks Laches if he would consider courage to be noble to which Laches replies he would.Socrates then asks him would he consider foolish endurance to be seen as hurtful‚to which Laches also agrees.With this in mind Laches agrees to a new definition of courage to include only wise endurance. 2/5 2.They conclude that knowledge
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All in One: Knowledge‚ Opinion‚ and Teaching Phil-290-07 February 17‚ 2012 Knowledge and opinion essentially form the entire dialogue of Plato’s Meno. Throughout the dialogue Socrates and Meno are on the search for whether virtue can be taught. From Socrates and Meno’s search for virtue‚ the importance of understanding knowledge and opinion becomes evident. Socrates and Meno’s search for virtue results in three themes. These themes are the relationship of knowledge
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action after examining. A great example demonstrating this point can be found in Apology‚ where Socrates states “You’re not thinking straight‚ sir‚ if you think that a man who’s any use at all should give any opposing weight to the risk of living or dying‚ instead of looking to this
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September 2011 Emotional Intelligence The philosopher Plato once said‚ “All learning has an emotional base.” With that being said‚ emotional intelligence is actually a very profound topic. To start‚ emotional intelligence is the ability to perceive‚ control‚ and evaluate emotions. Some researchers suggest that it can be learned and strengthened while others claim it is an inborn characteristic. Emotions help prioritize what we pay attention and react to. There are four subsets to emotional intelligence
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social and emotional aspects of learning. The five areas in social and emotional development are; self awareness‚ managing feelings‚ motivation‚ empathy and social skills. These all play very key roles in a Childs education and how they begin and progressively learn. Self Awareness; self awareness does not only display a Childs understanding of their own identity but how they recognise their own way of learning and taking in information. When considering learning when concerning
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What alternative does Aristotle offer to Plato’s claim that learning is recollection? Where would Aristotle locate the mistake in Plato’s argument in The Phaedo? In his dialogues The Phaedo and Meno‚ Plato‚ through the form of Socrates‚ puts forth the idea that all learning is recollection. In The Phaedo‚ to prove that the soul is immortal‚ Socrates asserts the view that all learning is recollection and we simply need to be reminded of facts that our immortal souls are aware of. In Meno‚ Socrates
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the fact that Socrates is actually writing to more than one audience‚ and also that he uses more than one strategy to do so. David Leibowitz‚ author of The Ironic Defense of Socrates: Plato’s Apolog‚ describes the audience situation‚ “Socratic irony has a twofold purpose and a twofold audience: conciliation of‚ and protection from‚ the unpromising members of Socrates’ audience‚ and the education of the promising member in the audience” (p. 17). He then explains the strategies he used to get attention
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Explain how Plato’s epistemological assumptions shape his metaphysics (Why does he think that there must be Forms? Hint: Plato says (in effect): “Since knowledge is certain‚ therefore the objects of knowledge must be unchanging.”). b) Define Plato’s Forms and present the theory of Forms by explaining the “divided line.” (You can use the visual image‚ but explain it.) Plato was extremely devoted in answering the sophists’ skepticism about reason and morality. To do so‚ he spent more time than
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