two beings are alike. Yet sometimes‚ some people think alike‚ which then causes people to relate with each other‚ and when a large number of people share beliefs or ideas‚ then comes a birth of a nation. But I’m not here to talk about forming a nation based on my ideas; I’m here to tell you what I think about Plato’s ideas on forming an ideal nation or what he refers to as "The State". Plato’s idea of "The State" is clearly stated in Plato’s "The Republic". He tells us that "A State‚ I said arises
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In The Republic‚ Plato wrote a dialog between Socrates and his friends about the meaning of justice. They came into four definitions of justice‚ returning debts‚ helping friends‚ a system that benefits the strong‚ and a virtue that feels food. When asked about the meaning of justice‚ Cephalus believed that justice was the repayment of debt. Justice is completed when one‘s debt if fully returned. Socrates believed that the theory was flawed and may deliver disastrous result if applied in every situations
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who interprets happiness in Aristotle’s work in the manner that we interpret it today‚ this philosophy would not seem rational. In today’s society‚ many individuals consider themselves happy even in the absence of material wealth and success. Most people who live only modestly are still very content with their place in life. This can be attributed to the fact that our society does not correlate happiness with social status to the degree that society during Aristotle’s time did. Today‚ most would
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I‚ Germany was blamed for all the damage that other countries suffered and was punished. The treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919 and it imposed economic‚ military‚ and territorial losses for Germany. In response to this punishment‚ the Weimar Republic
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Chapter 6: The Constitution and the New Republic By the late 1780’s most Americans were not satisfied with the deficiencies of the Articles of confederation. In 1787‚ they created the Constitution. It derived most of its principles from state documents. Americans agreed that the document was nearly perfect‚ but disagreed on how to interpret it. Framing A New Government Advocates of Centralization People thought that they had fought the war to avoid tyranny and now they wanted to keep
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In The Republic by Plato‚ a meta-ethical question is raised “What is justice?” The meaning of justice may mean almost anything in today’s society. During Plato’s time‚ however‚ justice is intimately connected with fairness. It is the idea that people should get what they deserve. Benevolence and mercy may lead us to give people more than they deserve but justice insists on them getting all and only what they deserve: nothing more‚ nothing less. In his infamous passage where Thrasymachus argues that
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Student Research Projects/Outputs No.052 VW in China Elisenda Pujol MBA 2010 China Europe International Business School 699‚ Hong feng Road Pudong‚ Shanghai People’s Republic of China 1 1. Overview of VW. a. History of the group b. The company today 2. China’s car industry 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. VW in China Recent Market car industry in China The fight for the market share VW current performance and future plans. Sources 1. Overview of VW History of the group VW
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In the Republic‚ Socrates creates an imaginary city that is just known as Kallipolis in order to locate or find out what “justice” is. Justice is the last of the four virtues and can only be located once the other three virtues (wisdom‚ courage‚ and moderation) are found. To locate all of these virtues and ultimately justice‚ Socrates creates three classes in the city: craftsmen‚ guardians‚ and rulers. Wisdom is represented through the rulers‚ courage is represented through the guardians‚ and moderation
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People are people Autumn Heather Lundy Concorde Career College Friday‚ July 12‚ 2013 Prepared for MS Hill Multicultural competence is the ability to appreciate‚ value‚ interact with and benefit from difference cultures. Cultures are group with a common outlook. They may be racial or ethnic; male or female; of a certain sexual orientation belief or age (job readiness‚ 2013‚ page 104). You will always see in this world multicultural competence because every judges everybody. Before I was born
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CHINA AN ECONOMIC OVERVIEW The rapid rise of China as a major economic power within a time span of about three decades is often described by analysts as one of the greatest economic success stories in modern times. From 1979 (when economic reforms began) to 2011‚ China’s real gross domestic product (GDP) grew at an average annual rate of nearly 10%. From 1980 to 2011‚ real GDP grew 19-fold in real terms‚ real per capita GDP increased 14-fold‚ and an estimated 500 million people were raised
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