Thucydides vs Plato Thucydides and Plato had contrasting ways in their approach on the good life. Thucydides displays empirical thinking in his studies of human nature and behavior during the Peloponnesian War and Plato displays normative thinking in his books and dialogs in particular "The Republic" Plato views a good life on the ideals that a person has reached happiness. When a person is in a state where they have no desires because they have all love in their life. He believed this
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Comparison Between Plato´s Allegory and Today´s Time Can you imagine the relationship between old works of philosophers and today’s world? Could you imagine how it would be if you discovered that the world you think you live in is not exactly what you think? Or the things you see are not exactly what you see? The Allegory of the Cave by Plato represents an extended metaphor; a figure of speech in which a phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest
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The son of a wealthy and noble family‚ Plato (427-347 B.C.) was preparing for a career in politics when the trial and eventual execution of Socrates (399 B.C.) changed the course of his life. He abandoned his political career and turned to philosophy‚ opening a school on the outskirts of Athens dedicated to the Socratic search for wisdom. Plato’s school‚ then known as the Academy‚ was the first university in western history and operated from 387 B.C. until A.D. 529‚ when it was closed by Justinian
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Question 2) In Julie Ann McMullin’s book “Age‚ Gender and Work”‚ McMullin examines how women and older workers are disproportionally represented in the IT labour force. In McMullin’s book‚ she writes that most of the IT firms that participates in the WANE study‚ have overwhelming numerical superiority by younger males. A large number of IT firms‚ have developed different forms of gender regimes and ageism inequalities‚ because of the overwhelming numerical superiority of younger male employees
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Student politics Students are the backbone of the society and if they are not brought up properly‚ the future of the society will be darkened. Students have nothing to do with the politics of the country and they have to devote their full attention to their physical‚ mental‚ intellectual and spiritual growth. Their studies and the method of education in that age went ahead in helping them to grow properly as an asset to the society. The students have full say in their own affairs and the best
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Action Affirmative action is a deliberate effort to provide full and equal opportunities in employment‚ education‚ and other areas for women‚ minorities‚ and individuals belonging to other traditionally disadvantaged groups. As an issue of today’s society‚ affirmative action requires corporations‚ universities and other organizations to establish programs designed to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly. It also places a burden of proof on the providers of opportunities; to some degree‚
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The Greek Philosopher Plato Plato was born in 429 B.C.E. and died in 347 B.C.E. he was one of the classical Greek philosopher who was also mathematician. He was one of the most dazzling writers in the Western literary tradition one of the most penetrating‚ wide-ranging‚ and influential authors in the history of philosophy‚ Kraut (2004). Plato travel for many years studying under his teacher Socrates learning from him. He wrote dialogues between Socrates and the other explores who traveled with
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Ever seen a movie or read a book about the star crossed lovers torn apart by their parent’s hatred of each other? What about the evil villain plotting to overthrow his king? I’m sure you have seen stories like this numerous times in numerous places but did you know the original idea was made 400 years ago by Shakespeare who to this very day still influences movies‚ play and books with his stories being the foundation in which thousands of stories have been based from. Shakespeare revolutionised what
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a dystopian society compared to the modern society. The novels society and the modern day society have quite actually a lot in a common though. We just usually see the differences because there’s a lot of them. The novels society is way different compared to our society today. In the novels society there laws are way different than the modern day laws. However Fahrenheit 451 is a society you don’t want to live in. Books are illegal in there society. Fireman who are nothing like modern day fireman
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Of the many disparities between Plato and Machiavelli‚ the distinction of virtue versus virtu sticks out like a sore thumb. Virtue was the political bases for Plato: All men should behave virtuously at all times. Whereas Machiavelli believed virtu was the basis for political prowess. What was best for the state as a whole was the main concern‚ and the ends always justified the means. Plato’s object was the creation of a utopian society--a civilization that abhorred war and centered itself upon
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