900092619 Dr. Heba Raouf Plato‚ Aristotle and Alfarabi On The Notion of Citizenship Introduction Alfarabi was the first of all philosophers to try to link political philosophy with Islam. Alfarabi is significant because he was able to improve the classical political tradition of Aristotle and Plato and place it within the context of Islamic religious principles. Despite the fact that there is general agreement amongst scholars that Alfarabi clearly draws from Plato in his interpretation of
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Comparison of Hobbes and Al-Farabi Human nature was one of the most controversial topics now and then. In two of the world’s greatest philosophers’ essay‚ they discussed their own perception of human nature. Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679)‚ England’s political philosopher‚ who discussed his view on the degeneration of human nature in his book‚ Leviathan‚ which depicted the natural state of humanity as nasty and brutish. His point of view came across many similarities as Al- Farabi (870- 950 CE) an Arab
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"Compare and contrast Plato’s allegory of the cave (in terms of the concern with the difference between appearances and reality) with Descartes’ systematic doubt of external reality in the Meditations." Stephen McCormack 07567758 Descartes and Plato are two of the most influential thinkers within philosophy. The allegory of the cave and systematic doubt are also two of the most famous concepts within philosophy. Plato at the time of writing the cave
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he states that in case Socrates will not escape‚ people will believe that he along with other Socrates friends were in the position to help‚ but they failed to do so or that they are more interested in money compared to the life of their friends (Plato 45). Crito also insists that if Socrates is executed‚ he will lose a friend‚ as well as his reputation and that the enemies will celebrate after his demise. The children‚ on the other hand‚ will lose a father making them vulnerable to hard life
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Al Gore is an American politician and environmentalist who served as the 45th Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. I believe that the written version is better than listening and watching the video because you have your own time to read the article ‚ you can go back whenever you want. You can understand it better than the video because Al Gore speaks too fast and it can also get you lost. He is the saying
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A look into Plato and his understanding of the philosophical ways of life; in this paper we will do just that. There are many aspects of Plato’s understandings of philosophy and its relationships within a society and we will dig into a handful of them. Those few being Plato’s understanding of philosophy and its relationship with politics; The Allegory of the Cave and how it shines light on Plato’s concept of education. The next being the characteristics and abilities of a philosopher making them
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Two very important thinkers‚ Plato and John Locke‚ have varying views on politics and society. Both of their views contribute greatly to world politics and the United States politics. Plato values justice as the most dominant concept of society. In The Republic‚ he used the Greek word "Dikaisyne" for justice which can also be loosely translated to ’morality’ or ’righteousness’; it includes within it the duty of man. Justice is order and duty. It is a harmonious strength including the effective harmony
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In his well-known “Allegory of the Cave”‚ the Greek philosopher Plato used the analogy of people lost in a cave to explain his belief that only enlightened philosophers should rule‚ since only they could truly understand the world. When I compared Plato’s ideal government to the workings of a modern democracy‚ I realized how different these two are. The U.S. government relies on the rule of the people‚ and does not limit voting rights or the pursuit of public office to any particular class. If Plato’s
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Even though‚ both Al-Athir and Polo are describing the same matter‚ the way they see Tatars is quite different. Both authors came from a rapidly different background and it can be seen in the way they are approaching Tatars and describing their way of living. Muslim scholar‚ Al-Athir see Mongols as a threat. For Al-Athir Tatars are «…the greatest catastrophe and the most dire calamity…» Therefore‚ Al-Athir does not take into considerations any possible good sides of the Tatars. For example‚
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Compare and contrast Plato and Aristotle on well-being. Well-Being: The state of being healthy happy or prosperous. It seems obvious to suggest that the goal we all are aiming at is total happiness; total success and fulfillment. In the Nichomachean ethics‚ Aristotles’ main aim is to provide a description of what this so-called happiness actually is‚ and how we can go about our day to day lives in order to achieve the best life that we possibly can. He begins book one with what philosophers
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