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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Republic” In his book “the Republic”‚ Plato tried to build up an ideal society. He divided the ideal society into three classes: rulers‚ guardians‚ and workers. As long as each class of people lived harmonious and did their responsibilities‚ the society would become stable and prosperous. How did make people live with harmony? Obviously‚ the core issue of “the republic” is justice. Justice is a proper‚ harmonious relationship among the people in the three classes. Plato suggested that three virtues of
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Drugs have always been a social norm and throughout this essay I intend to look at four texts which portray drug use in different situations with different individuals. The four texts are songs‚ Deja Vu by Eminem‚ Chris Dolmeth by Hopsin‚ Ill Mind of Hopsin 6 by Hopsin and The Girls on Drugs by Wale. I have discovered two distinct connections in these songs‚ one of the connections is that there are many different reasons as to why people choose to do drugs‚ and the other connection is the purpose
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of Socrates‚ particular in the dialogues from Crito and Apology‚ Plato explored Socrates argument that the purpose of philosophy is to prepare for death without fear. In Plato’s Crito‚ he describes Socrates‚ an Athenian philosopher‚ who chose to die for an ideal. When Socrates states his case to his fellow peers‚ he is told that
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must have some form of boundaries that decide whether particular behaviours are acceptable. Social control allows society to police its boundaries and is the way that society deals with the deviant and criminal behaviours of the individuals belonging to that minority. There are two types of social control. Formal‚ whereby laws and rules are enforced by agencies that have been created specifically for control‚ such as police‚ this helps maintain order in society. Informal is where the individuals who
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last premise‚ Socrates‚ is considering the agreement he made with the city of Athens. An agreement with the city that brought him into existence by giving his parents the opportunity to marry and have a family who nurtured and educated him. He tells Crito the Law will remind him of the agreement saying‚ “Any of you who does not like us and the city‚ and who wants to go to a colony or to any other city…But he who has experience of the manner in which we order justice and administer the State‚ and still
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Policies are regulation enacted by the Government and followed by the citizen. Involving in the policymaking process are the federal bureaucracy: the Congress and the President. In the textbook‚ the author broke down the stages of policy process into: agenda setting‚ formulation‚ adaptation‚ implementation and administration‚ and lastly evaluation (Paetz et al. 716). Gun control became a controversial argument after Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Twenty elementary school kids‚ ages from six
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PLATO’S THEORY OF COMMUNISM Plato was born in may/june 428/27 BC in Athens in an aristocratic family . Plato’s real name was Aristocles.He excelled in the study of music ‚ mathematics ‚poetry and rhetoric . Plato met with Socrates in 407 BC and became his desciple . The execution of Socrates proved to be the turning point of Plato’s life . Plato left Athens and went to many countries ‚ studying mathematics and the historical traditions of the priests . He returned to Athens in 386 BC and established
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great philosopher‚ Plato‚ to describe democracy exactly with one of these terms: “Democracy … is a charming form of government‚ full of variety and disorder; and dispersing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike” (Plato 214). The underlining message of the quoted sentence leads one to believe Plato employed the adjective – charming – with a great degree of sarcasm. The philosopher states that democracy brings instability to a state which is governed by the many. Plato is also voicing his
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Confucius and Plato Editor Ken Wolf‚ at the beginning of the essay Confucius and Plato: A Few Really Good People‚ poses the question: “What is the best way to create a strong society?” (Wolf 25) It was surprising to a novice student of philosophy how similar the ideas of the ancient Chinese sage Confucius and famous Greek philosopher Plato were. Although‚ Confucius and Plato both made major contributions to the development of society‚ they showed both similarities and differences in these
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