as a foreign seed sown in an alien soil is wont to be overcome and die out into the native growth‚ so this kind does not preserve its own quality but falls away and degenerates into the alien type. - Plato‚ Republic 497 c I. Introduction In the sixth book of the Republic‚ Plato describes a philosophic soul as an exotic seed planted in strange soil. Because the soil is foreign to the seed‚ its growth is stunted‚ if not overwhelmed‚ by the forces alien to its nature. The context of this
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Epistemology is the study of our right to the beliefs we have. More generally‚ we start from what we might call our cognitive stances‚ and ask whether we do well to have those stances. Cognitive stances include both our beliefs and (what we take to be) our knowings; and in another dimension they include our attitudes towards the various strategies and methods we use to get new beliefs and filter out old ones‚ as well as the products of those strategies and methods. Epistemology‚ on this showing‚
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advice. Even today‚ people admire the ideas of Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle. Their teachings are at the root of modern philosophy and science. Alfred Whitehead is quoted as saying: “The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.” If you really know how to read Plato‚ the truth behind this statement is easy to see. Nearly every great philosophical idea was discussed by Plato to some extent. The best way to put it
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By studying Plato’s views on the soul‚ virtues‚ and forms‚ one can understand his outlooks on the individual and natural purpose‚ or telos. Plato had a teleological worldview‚ so he believed everything in nature had an end‚ or purpose. In his famous Allegory of the Cave‚ along with the Sun and Line analogies‚ Plato outlines the spiritual and intellectual journey of a human from ignorance into goodness and knowledge‚ which symbolizes a human reaching his or her purpose. This essay will evaluate Plato’s
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Accountability in the army is important because soldiers as well as equipment‚ ammunition‚ food‚ water and other various supplies are vital to the operation and proper function of the army as a whole. To start with‚ soldiers must be accounted for because they are the responsibility of their team leader‚ squad leader‚ platoon sergeant‚ and so on. If you don’t have accountability of soldiers then when you attempt to conduct a mission you may not have all the soldiers you should have and that could
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3DS Max is an animation program used in many companies that is of professional quality and is extremely versatile to use in anywhere from animating to simulation and rendering and even 3D modeling. 3DS Max helps the entertainment industry continue to grow at an excelling rate by providing artists who work on games‚ film‚ and motion graphics create beautiful and compelling 3D content in a fraction of the time. It even has its own built-in scripting language that can be used to automate repetitive
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Final Paper Roni Daniel December 10‚ 2012 Dr. Kathy Downey University of Phoenix PHL/716 Epistemology‚ or the study of knowledge‚ requires the scholar analyze the what‚ how‚ and why’s of their own knowledge. Asking these questions of themselves is essentially applying that which they have learned. There are different origins of knowledge as conceptualized by philosophers‚ educators‚ and scientists. Early philosophers defined knowledge as “justified true belief” (Cooper‚ pg. 23). In order
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For me‚ shop choice reveals lots about personality‚ and when I was faced with the prospect of visiting a Primark store‚ it was out of desperation. My view of Primark is one of trepidation. It is the equivalent of fashion suicide. However‚ in these times of hardship‚ I undertook the task of shopping at Primark for a plain black skater skirt‚ for a concert the following week. Having dragged myself around half of Westfield Shopping Centre‚ I thought Primark was the most likely place to find a skirt
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Aristotle’s Ideas about Tragedy To Aristotle‚ the plot is the most important element of the tragedy‚ and the best tragic plot is to be single and complex. Also he said “in the end of the play‚ the audience should experience the feeling of fear and pity” The plot must have two major parts. First‚ set up a problem. Then‚ set in motion the denouement (unraveling) that resolves the issue. And to Aristotle‚ the most powerful part of the plot was a sudden turn in the fortune of the main character
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an expression of character whereby the poet (using dialogue) and the actor (in a dramatic presentation) imitate a character. Furthermore‚ where that imitated character has undesirable traits‚ the imitation is to be avoided. And later‚ in Book X‚ Plato claims that most poetry of necessity contains evil men (in order to produce interest and pleasure)‚ and this too forms a basis for a wide-ranging condemnation of poetry. That imitation has harmful effects is a complex matter; Plato’s argument rests
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