Philosophy 101 Philosophers Plato‚ Aristotle and Augustine are trying to convince and persuade individuals to look at the world in their way. Plato- knowledge argues that the human soul is controlled by reason‚ spirit and appetite. Aristotle-logic. Augustine-forgiveness was the creator and founder of Christianity‚ he believe that humans are naturally sinful .Hobbes-survival Philosophy 101 Spring 2014/Examination 2 Makeup Writing Assignments Philosophers Plato‚ Aristotle and Augustine are
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preserved in the Analects‚ focused on creating ethical models of family and public interaction‚ and setting educational standards. Confucius was born in 551 B.C. in the Lu state of China and died on 479 B.C. There was a historian named Ssu-ma Chi’en and according to Records of the Historian‚ Confucius was born into a royal family of the Chou Dynasty also Confucius was a descendant of a branch of the royal house of Shang‚ the dynasty (a family of rulers) that ruled China prior to the Chou‚ and a
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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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Plato: The Rule of Reason There are some people from ancient times that seen to have been ahead of their time. The philosopher and mathematician‚ Plato‚ was definitely one of those people. Being born into a very influential family‚ in Athens Greece‚ which is remembered by its’ intellectual inquires‚ including sculpture‚ drama‚ history‚ mathematics‚ science‚ and philosophy‚ was very influential in framing Plato into who he became. Another huge factor in creating Plato into the prominent figure he
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Plato and Aristotle on Religion Plato and Aristotle are two of the most famous philosophers known to mankind. Plato was a classical Greek philosopher‚ who was mentored by Socratesand mentored Aristotle. Plato’s views were extremely influenced by his mentor‚ Socrates and was also influenced by what he believed was his mentor’s unjust death. Aristotle was also a Greek philosopher. He was mentored by Plato‚ and mentored Alexander the Great. Even though he was mentored by Plato‚ they do
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Imitation Background Plato was born in 427 BC—3 years after the outbreak of the Peloponnesian war. At the time ancient Greek was divided into several city states‚ and each state has its own government. At that time there were two city states which were powerful and strong enough to influence the governing system of whole Greek. The states were “Athens” and “Sparta”. Both the states were at war‚ when Plato was born ‚ due to the conflict of choice of democracy rule or military rule. Plato was born in a
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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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existence before the Creator’s universe was. According to Plato‚ this sphere was moving disorderly‚ a clear indication it was not the organized and rational model. Timaeus later goes on to explain the creation of the universe as a sphere‚ with no limbs or organs‚ and created from the four elements so it is unlikely that the “original” sphere became the universe. This disordered visible sphere was not mentioned except for near the beginning of the
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Plato’s Metaphysics in a Nutshell it is vital to know the difference Plato made between sensible "things" and "forms." Things are those aspects of reality which we see though our senses: a boy‚ a table‚ fan‚ television‚ etc. Everything that we experience in the world of impression is constantly changing (the television will start to get worn down‚ the boy will age with time)‚ imperfect and often passing away. This is the realm of appearances‚ and we all know that appearances can be deceptive.
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is not ruled by philosopher kings. This main feature of rulership is what distances Aristotle from Plato. Is it natural for there to be a group of philosophers ruling? Is it natural that these philosophers must be removed from private life? These are the questions Aristotle deals with in the second book of The Politics. In his book‚ Aristotle also details the role of women‚ slaves and foreigners. Plato would definitely be upset with his student Aristotle because of the main fact of his idea of rulership
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