QUESTIONS FOR HERODOTUS’ THE HISTORIES I. Who is Herodotus’s intended audience? Why was it written? A. His intended audience was the Greeks. B. It was written to tell the story of the Pelopensisan War C. Written to cover the conquests of Cyrus as he takes over much of the known world by ruling the Persian Empire. D. Herodotus was half Greek and half Persian E. He intended his work to undermine Hellenic ethnocentricity -- to open the Greek mind to to the rich diversity of the surrounding
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During Ancient Greek times‚ there was a famous writer named Homer. Homer’s ancestry can be traced from the Odyssey. It is said how Homer’s ancestry can be traced is through the Homeric question‚ which is said “that when the Emperor Hadrian asked the Oracle at Delphi about Homer‚ the Pythia predicated that he was Ithacan …referring to Odyssey” (Homer Biography). “Homer was the son of Epikaste and Telemachus. Born around 8th-9th century B.C. he was said to be a court singer and a story teller [sic]”
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arguments of all time. Philosophers in the past and present have attempted to analyse the differentiation between the physical brain/body and the nonphysical mind. The proposition of substance dualism‚ when speaking of matters of the mind is an argument questioning whether the nonphysical mind and the physical body are identical substances‚ or as the
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(Google) This essay aims to discuss the major similarities and differences in philosophical positions of different philosophers‚ including Kierkegaard‚ Nietzsche‚ and Sartre. This paper further puts light on their respective accounts of the meaning and value of human existence; discusses which account is most preferred by me and certain problems with it. The three philosophers all subscribe to the existentialism philosophical position that demanded the recognition of the fabric of life and then
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Enlightenment The Age of Enlightenment was an astonishing movement of philosophers in the 18th century who shared and opposed each other’s ideas‚ reasons‚ questions‚ and concerns about several different beliefs such as religious tolerance‚ deism (God)‚ government‚ society‚ and knowledge. The goal of all Enlightenment thinkers was social reform. Some of the philosophers mentioned in the following paragraphs had similar ideas to one another‚ yet others had completely different thoughts on those same
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vaccines and nature specifically the matters concerning the being of planet Earth. The conflict is illuminated in the life and discoveries of Galileo. These revelations brought conflict between him and the Roman Church and to an extension of the philosophers. Galileo’s trial before the Inquisition by the Romans has had a significant effect on the relationship between religion and science. His opinions on the cosmological system brought a great change to the culture of the West. However‚ during his
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By: Mark E-mail: Urealysuk9@aol.com SOCRATES THE PHILOSOPHER Socrates is a noteworthy and important historical figure as a philosopher‚ because of his and his pupils’ influence on the development of the philosophical world. His teachings‚ famous arguments‚ and ideas began the outgrowth of all later western philosophies. Born in 469 BC just outside of Athens‚ Socrates was brought up properly‚ and thoroughly educated. He was raised as most Athenians; developing both physical and mental strengths
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ethical precepts but no real attempts to formulate a coherent overall ethical position. The Greeks were later to refer to the most prominent of these poets and early philosophers as the seven sages‚ and they are frequently quoted with respect by Plato and Aristotle. During the Classical Period of Greek ethics‚ three great philosophers Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle flourished in the 5th and 4th centuries BC. Their ideas have served ever since as the cornerstone for the Western ethics. In the
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Republic that are contained in our text (pp. 107-123) focus on Plato’s idea (ideal?) of the Philosopher Ruler. According to Plato‚ the best possible political system (state) will be ruled (governed) by PHILOSOPHERS! (Is he kidding?) Our reading selection contains the following themes/sections: Introduction on the unifying of philosophy & politics (107) Why "true philosophers" would make the best rulers (108-12) • What is "true philosophy"? (108-11) • Love of wisdom
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ON22 Erich Grunder Jim Cook 3/2/2007 During the 17th and 18th century two philosophers‚ Plato and Aristotle‚ arose carving for themselves a trench in the philosophical world. We can see the biggest distinction between the two in their theories of how we know things exist. The traditions of Plato and Aristotle have been dubbed rationalism and empiricism respectively. Under these traditions many well known philosophers have formed their own theories of God‚ existence and the material world. Through
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