under an obligation to obey. (Stirk and Weigall‚ 1995:39). Central to this tenet of authority is the idea that authority must have justice. This keys the question‚ what is justice? Which according to Plato is no different to asking what form of the state is idealistic. (Stirk and Weigall‚ 1995:2). Platos conclusion suggested that the best form of the state is the moral reordering of the whole of society (Annas‚ 1881:13) This suggests that morally society is to return to the way things ought to be in
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Compare and contrast Plato and Aristotle’s view on human nature‚ What is your evaluation of their accounts? Aristotle and Plato where both philosophers living in the same time period‚ Aristotle was Plato’s student at ‘The academy’ which was his school‚ so at one point in time Aristotle believed in Plato’s views but as he matures this changed their views became very different. Their contrasting views on human nature is an example of this. Plato believed that forms‚ most importantly the form of
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Nicolas Beltran English 101 /Ms.Jackson March 13 2012 While reading “Drug Policy as Social Control” by Noam Chomsky and “Crito” by Plato I noticed a similarity between the two. People in higher power have ways of stabilizing populations. The government is customized to make people fail and the less fortunate are targeted. The inequalities of the government aren’t dealt with but they surely do exist. Law’s are strictly enforced to populations where mostly black males live and
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tools‚ the laws‚ class structures‚ religions‚ and government. However‚ it also depends on the way an individual thinks and how their way of thinking could contribute to improving society. In ancient Greece‚ there lived three great men named Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle. These men were the first and still the greatest philosophers of all time. They questioned people’s way of life and even the meaning of life itself. The teaching of philosophy would help shape Western civilization into the greatness
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WHY DOES PLATO COMPARE ORDINARY HUMAN EXISTENCE TO THAT OF CHAINED PRISONERS IN A CAVE? Plato in his famous Allegory of Cave compared the ordinary human existence to that of chained prisoners in a cave. According to Plato‚ we are all stuck in a false reality in this world like prisoners in a cave. His cave theory still applies today in the sense that the people are influenced and controlled by the world around them. They do not want to realize or seek the truth; instead they wish to live
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Explain the way Plato’s concept of the Form of Good might influence the way Christians understand God Plato said that the knowledge of the Good is the highest knowledge a human is capable of. A human being struggles to see past the illusion of this world because they are ruled by their senses. Only the person who investigates and questions learns the truth behind this illusion. Plato believed that most things have a Form‚ however some do not‚ such as evil. The Forms he believed that some were
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examples like these be explained without using the word “Harm”? Since the world has been existed; many philosophers‚ scholars‚ prophets and the mankind have searched the answers of these questions; such as Mark‚ William‚ Hans‚ Juan‚ Moses‚ Socrates‚ Plato had and has done the same. All these people have tried to distinguish the differences between; good & bad‚ true & false‚ beauty & ugly. They have tried to solve the secrets of life; which is better‚ more qualified and more productive. During and after
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both in the institutions of States and in motions of the heavenly bodies Each virtue that Plato explains in Republic is connected to the proper work of the State. Virtuous individual is the face of the State- if the citizen is wise‚ the State will look wise‚ if the citizen is just the State will be just. The four virtues‚ wise‚ valiant‚ temperate and just‚ are needed for the State to be perfect. Plato elucidates how virtues of individual relate to the ideal republic. First virtue in the State
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Why does Plato think that the soul is immortal? Is he right? Discuss with close reference to Phaedo 102a-107b. The Phaedo is Plato’s attempt to convince the reader of the immortality of the soul using four main arguments. These include the argument of affinity‚ recollection‚ Forms and the law of opposites. In the final passage of the Phaedo‚ (Grube‚ 2002:102a-107b)‚ Plato provides his ‘Final Proof’‚ despite seeming like the most conclusive argument it is not necessarily the most convincing. Plato
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Plato’s Republic and More’s Utopia How would you define happiness? Would you say happiness is always a good thing? Or would you say the complete opposite and say it’s a bad thing. At that moment you might even ask yourself‚ could it even be bad? Whether or not you believe happiness is good or bad you know one thing for certain‚ and that is‚ happiness is defined by what you define it to be regardless of anyone else. But between Plato’s Republic‚ and More’s Utopia happiness is defined by one main
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