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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strength and solidity to the building. In today’s society‚ we can use some of the most well known influences and values without realizing where it came from or where it began. I think that the influences from architecture‚ art‚ and even religion. The influences of the middle age
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Biography of Plato. Plato was a Greek philosopher‚ mathematician‚ rhetorician‚ writer‚ founder of Academy‚ and even a double Olympic champion. He was born in 427 BCE in family of wealthy and influential Athenian parents: Ariston and Perictione. Plato ’s real name was Aristocles. For his athletic figure his wrestling coach called him Plato‚ which means “broad”. As Plato was from a wealthy family‚ he got the best teachers of that time‚ who taught him music‚ grammar and athletics. At the age
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other hand it comes easier to create a dystopia‚ similar to The Giver’s society. You may think that the society we live in today and a fictional dystopia are very similar‚ this is clearly not the case. While modern day society and the society in The Giver do have some similarities‚ they have many distinct differences. There are many differences between Jonas’ society and the modern day society. For example‚ in Jonas’ society people do not choose their spouses or have children. Family units are created
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substantial role in which punishment plays in society‚ a number of differing perspectives can be identified. Most are influenced by social theories which can be traced back to the founding fathers of sociology; the two main proponents of the conflict and consensus theory‚ Karl Marx and Emile Durkheim‚ as authors tend to adopt ideas from either a Durkheimian approach or a Marxist position when writing on the matter of the role punishment in societies (Carrabine 2009:305). Durkheim did more than any
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of The Republic to our modern society In Plato’s The Republic‚ Plato illustrates what his ideal city would look like. He describes the educational systems‚ ideal legislators and the purposes of democracy. The republic influenced many people to understand the purpose for democracy‚ and it led to new philosophical schools of thought. Although this work was written hundreds of years ago‚ it still affects our modern world today. One of the most important things that Plato stresses is the importance
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story is real or not for you. Why do you think that myths persist in our modern society? What function do they serve? Although the existence of myths in our society today compared to those during the beginning days of the world differ; the presence of myths in our modern society still holds the sense of relevance in our modern day religious traditions. The reasons in which myths persist in our modern society‚ in my opinion‚ is very similar to why the Native Americans during the earlier
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The Effect of the Internet on Modern Society In this day and age‚ the Internet is the new resource tool for the masses. It has changed the way we live in society and the way people interact with each other. As more and more people log on the Internet‚ it has undoubtedly changed the way people think and feel about each other and the world around us. When we begin to look at the ways it has changed society‚ we can clearly see many reasons to its assimilation into modern life. First‚ it has given people
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The Application of Plato’s Justice in Contemporary Society “The result‚ then‚ is that more plentiful and better-quality goods are more easily produced if each person does one thing for which he is naturally suited‚ does it at the right time‚ and is released from having to do any of the others” (Sayers 21) Despite an existing definition of justice prior to his philosophical works‚ Plato spent much of his life challenging that definition and introducing his own. He used his famous work The Republic
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Imperfections of Modern Day Society Fashion may be described as the predominant style at any given time due to ones mode of expression or presentation. Ones personality may be defined by the clothes they have selected to wear. Celebrities and fashion ads seem to demonstrate that it is acceptable to wear extremely revealing clothes and promote their outfits. Sexually provocative people with strong personalities may choose to wear clothes with inappropriate innuendos or phrases written on them. Modern fashion
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